Where does “krijgsgevangene” come from?
krijgsgevangene (Dutch) comes from Dutch krijgsgevangen, 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 — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
krijgsgevangene (Dutch): prisoner of war
Definitions
- prisoner of war
Ancestry of “krijgsgevangene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | krijgsgevangen | captive, taken as a prisoner of war; Obsolete... |
| 2 | Dutch | krijg | war |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | crijch | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | krīg | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krīg | strife; struggle; fight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krīganą | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |