Where does “huilerigheid” come from?
huilerigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch huilerig, from Dutch -erig, from Dutch -ig, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
huilerigheid (Dutch): weepiness, proclivity to crying
Definitions
- weepiness, proclivity to crying
Ancestry of “huilerigheid”, step by step
huilerigheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch huilerig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | huilerig | weepy, prone to crying |
| 2 | Dutch | -erig | -y, forming adjectives from nouns or verb stems |
| 3 | Dutch | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -ich | -y |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -ig | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |