Where does “liefdadigheid” come from?

liefdadigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch liefdadig, 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.

liefdadigheid (Dutch): charity

Definitions

  1. charity

Ancestry of “liefdadigheid”, step by step

liefdadigheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch liefdadig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchliefdadigcharitable
2Dutchdaaddeed, act
3Middle Dutchdâetdeed, act
4Old Dutchdātdeed, action
5Proto-West Germanicdādideed
6Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →