Where does “liefdadig” come from?
liefdadig (Dutch) comes from Dutch daad, from Middle Dutch dâet, from Old Dutch dāt, from Proto-West Germanic dādi, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
liefdadig (Dutch): charitable
Definitions
- charitable
Ancestry of “liefdadig”, step by step
liefdadig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch daad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | daad | deed, act |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dâet | deed, act |
| 3 | Old Dutch | dāt | deed, action |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dādi | deed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dēdiz | deed, act; doing, able to do, active |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁tis | act of putting, placement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Dutch lief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lief | nice, sweet; beloved; one's beloved in a romantic... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lief | loved, dear; sweet, nice |
| 3 | Old Dutch | liof | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *leub | dear, beloved |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leubaz | dear, beloved |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |