Where does “levensduurte” come from?
levensduurte (Dutch) comes from Dutch duurte, from Middle Dutch duurte, from Old Dutch diuritha, from Proto-West Germanic diuriþu, from Proto-Germanic diuriþō, from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
levensduurte (Dutch): cost of living
Definitions
- cost of living
Ancestry of “levensduurte”, step by step
levensduurte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch duurte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | duurte | dearth; a period in which basic necessities such... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | duurte | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | diuritha | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | diuriþu | dearness, costliness, preciousness |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | diuriþō | dearness, costliness, preciousness; glory, honour |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | diurijaz | dear, precious; expensive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
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... |