Where does “horigheid” come from?

horigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch horig, from Proto-Germanic hurhwīgaz — foul, filthy, soiled, unclean.

horigheid (Dutch): serfdom

Definitions

  1. serfdom

Ancestry of “horigheid”, step by step

horigheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch horig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhorigserfish; related to serfs or serfdom
2Proto-Germanichurhwīgazfoul, filthy, soiled, unclean

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hurhwīgaz →Every word from Dutch horig →