Where does “levensbelangrijk” come from?
levensbelangrijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch belangrijk, from Dutch -rijk, from Dutch rijk, from Dutch raad, from Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz — to fit, to fix, to put together.
levensbelangrijk (Dutch): vitally important
Definitions
- vitally important
Ancestry of “levensbelangrijk”, step by step
levensbelangrijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch belangrijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | belangrijk | important |
| 2 | Dutch | -rijk | rich, -ful; having in abundance, rich with, full of |
| 3 | Dutch | rijk | rich; wealthy; abundant |
| 4 | Dutch | raad | An advice, counsel; A council, board, body which... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | râet | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | rāt | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Dutch leven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | leven | to live; life |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lēven | to live, to be alive |
| 3 | Old Dutch | libben | to live |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | libbjan | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |