Where does “leerzaam” come from?
leerzaam (Dutch) comes from Dutch leren, from Dutch leer, from Dutch leernicht, from Dutch nicht, from Middle Dutch nichte, from Old Dutch nift, from Proto-West Germanic *nifti, from Proto-Germanic niftiz — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
leerzaam (Dutch): informative, instructional, instructive
Definitions
- informative, instructional, instructive
Ancestry of “leerzaam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | leren | to learn; to teach; made of leather |
| 2 | Dutch | leer | Leather; A doctrine; Theory, teachings |
| 3 | Dutch | leernicht | gay man dressed in leather |
| 4 | Dutch | nicht | female cousin; daughter of someone's uncle or... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | nichte | female relative |
| 6 | Old Dutch | nift | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *nifti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | niftiz | a female descendant or relative; granddaughter;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néptih₂ | granddaughter; niece |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ih₂ | Feminizes athematic nominal stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |