Where does “krottenwijk” come from?

krottenwijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch wijk, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną — to see.

krottenwijk (Dutch): slum

Definitions

  1. slum

Ancestry of “krottenwijk”, step by step

krottenwijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwijkneighborhood; district
2Old Englishwīcdwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;...
3Germanwitzjoke
4Middle High Germanwitz
5Old High Germanwizzi
6Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
7Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
8Proto-Germanic*witaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Dutch krot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkrotderelict or rudimentary house, shanty
2Italiancrottacrwth
3Latincryptaunderground passage, tunnel; crypt; underground...
4Ancient Greekκρυπτόςconcealed, hidden, secret
5Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-