Where does “kerkelijkheid” come from?
kerkelijkheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch kerkelijk, from Middle Dutch kerkelijc.
kerkelijkheid (Dutch): the proportion of a population that maintains a confessional affiliation with a denomination
Definitions
- the proportion of a population that maintains a confessional affiliation with a denomination
Ancestry of “kerkelijkheid”, step by step
kerkelijkheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kerkelijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kerkelijk | ecclesiastic; used attributely church |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | kerkelijc | — |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |