Where does “huisgodendienst” come from?

huisgodendienst (Dutch) comes from Dutch huisgod, from Dutch huis, from Dutch raad, from Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos — to fit, to fix, to put together.

huisgodendienst (Dutch): worship of household deities

Definitions

  1. worship of household deities

Ancestry of “huisgodendienst”, step by step

huisgodendienst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch huisgod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhuisgodA household deity; Anyone which protects -...
2DutchhuisA house, home, residence; A genealogical house,...
3DutchraadAn advice, counsel; A council, board, body which...
4Middle Dutchrâet
5Old Dutchrāt
6Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
7Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Dutch dienst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdienstservice; draft
2Dutchbodemessenger; servant
3Middle Dutchbōdemessenger
4Old Dutchbodomessenger
5Proto-Germanicbudômessenger
6Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-