Where does “hoofdwerkwoord” come from?

hoofdwerkwoord (Dutch) comes from Dutch werkwoord, from Dutch woord, from Middle Dutch wort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

hoofdwerkwoord (Dutch): main verb

Definitions

  1. main verb

Ancestry of “hoofdwerkwoord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwerkwoordverb
2Dutchwoordword
3Middle Dutchwortword; diction, what someone says or writes;...
4Old Dutchwortword
5Proto-West Germanicwordword
6Proto-Germanicwurdąword
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →
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