Where does “kruiswoordpuzzel” come from?
kruiswoordpuzzel (Dutch) comes from Dutch woord, from Middle Dutch wort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
kruiswoordpuzzel (Dutch): crossword, a word puzzle arranged in rows and columns
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- crossword, a word puzzle arranged in rows and columns
Ancestry of “kruiswoordpuzzel”, step by step
kruiswoordpuzzel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch woord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | woord | word |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wort | word; diction, what someone says or writes;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wort | word |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | word | word |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |