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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

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
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