Where does “leegmaken” come from?

leegmaken (Dutch) comes from Dutch leeg, from Dutch hoofd, from Middle Dutch hôvet, from Old Dutch hōvit, from Proto-West Germanic *haubud, from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.

leegmaken (Dutch): to empty

Definitions

  1. to empty

Ancestry of “leegmaken”, step by step

leegmaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch leeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchleegempty, hollow; listless, lethargic
2Dutchhoofdhead
3Middle Dutchhôvethead
4Old Dutchhōvithead
5Proto-West Germanic*haubud
6Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

via Dutch maken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmakento make; to fix, to repair, to mend; to take
2Middle Dutchmākento make
3Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput-Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *haubud
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