Where does “kwaadaardig” come from?

kwaadaardig (Dutch) comes from Dutch aard, from Middle Dutch āert, from Old Dutch ard, from Proto-West Germanic *ardi, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

kwaadaardig (Dutch): malignant; malicious

Definitions

  1. malignant; malicious

Ancestry of “kwaadaardig”, step by step

kwaadaardig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaardnature, character, disposition; Alternative form...
2Middle Dutchāert—
3Old Dutchard—
4Proto-West Germanic*ardi—
5Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Dutch kwaad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkwaadangry, furious; bad, evil, crooked; evil
2Middle Dutchquâetevil
3Old Dutchkwāt—
4Old Saxonkwād—
5Proto-Germanickwēdąmanure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷuē-excrement, dung

Words derived from “kwaadaardig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ardiz →
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