Where does “kaalhoofdigheid” come from?

kaalhoofdigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch kaalhoofdig, 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.

kaalhoofdigheid (Dutch): the state or condition of having a bald head; baldness

Definitions

  1. the state or condition of having a bald head; baldness

Ancestry of “kaalhoofdigheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkaalhoofdigbald-headed
2Dutch-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having
3Middle Dutch-ich-y
4Old Dutch-ig—
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Dutch -ig →