Where does “kwakzalven” come from?
kwakzalven (Dutch) comes from Dutch zalven, from Middle Dutch salven, from Old Dutch salvon, from Old Saxon salbon, from Proto-Germanic salbōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Ancestry of “kwakzalven”, step by step
kwakzalven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zalven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zalven | to anoint |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | salven | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | salvon | to anoint |
| 4 | Old Saxon | salbon | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbōną | to salve, to anoint |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |