Where does “invoegsel” come from?
invoegsel (Dutch) comes from Dutch voegsel, from Dutch -sel, from Middle Dutch -sel, from Old Dutch -isli, from Proto-West Germanic -islī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
invoegsel (Dutch): interfix
Definitions
- interfix
Ancestry of “invoegsel”, step by step
invoegsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch voegsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voegsel | joiner, gap filler |
| 2 | Dutch | -sel | -age, -ion |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -sel | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -isli | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -islī | Used to form nouns from verbs denoting something... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |