Where does “krijgsgevangen” come from?
krijgsgevangen (Dutch) comes from Dutch krijg, from Middle Dutch crijch, from Old Dutch krīg, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
krijgsgevangen (Dutch): captive, taken as a prisoner of war; Obsolete...
Definitions
- captive, taken as a prisoner of war; Obsolete...
Ancestry of “krijgsgevangen”, step by step
krijgsgevangen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch krijg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | krijg | war |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | crijch | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | krīg | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krīg | strife; struggle; fight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krīganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via Dutch gevangene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gevangene | a prisoner |
| 2 | Dutch | gevangen | caught, captive; Archaic form of gevangene |
| 3 | Dutch | vangen | to catch |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vâen | to catch, to capture |
| 5 | Old Dutch | fān | off, from |
| 6 | Old Saxon | fāhan | to seize |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fanhaną | to take, to seize; to capture, to catch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |