Where does “letterkundig” come from?
letterkundig (Dutch) comes from Dutch letterkunde, from Dutch letter, from Middle Dutch lettere, from Old French letre, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
letterkundig (Dutch): literary, pertaining to literature
Definitions
- literary, pertaining to literature
Ancestry of “letterkundig”, step by step
letterkundig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch letterkunde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | letterkunde | literature; the academic study of literature,... |
| 2 | Dutch | letter | letter letter of the alphabet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lettere | letter; literal meaning; Bible |
| 4 | Old French | letre | letter |
| 5 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 6 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |
via Dutch ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ig | -y |