Where does “karigheid” come from?
karigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch karig, from Old Dutch karag, from Proto-West Germanic karag, from Proto-West Germanic karu, from Proto-Germanic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.
karigheid (Dutch): meagreness, scantiness
Definitions
- meagreness, scantiness
Ancestry of “karigheid”, step by step
karigheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch karig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | karig | scanty; austere |
| 2 | Old Dutch | karag | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | karag | sad |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | karu | care, worry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karō | complaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |