Where does “hokjesdenken” come from?
hokjesdenken (Dutch) comes from Dutch denken, from Middle Dutch denken, from Old Dutch thenken, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
hokjesdenken (Dutch): the tendency to think of people in term of rigid, reductionist labels and social categories and failing to do justice to individuals' individuality
Definitions
- the tendency to think of people in term of rigid, reductionist labels and social categories and failing to do justice to individuals' individuality
Ancestry of “hokjesdenken”, step by step
hokjesdenken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch denken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | denken | to think |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | denken | to think |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thenken | to think |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þankijan | to think |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via Dutch hokje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hokje | space, compartment (e.g. enclosed by a polygon drawn on a piece of paper) |