Where does “lievenswaardig” come from?

lievenswaardig (Dutch) comes from Dutch waardig, from Dutch waarde, from Middle Dutch wert, from Old Dutch wert, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.

lievenswaardig (Dutch): worth loving, lovely, amiable

Definitions

worth loving, lovely, amiable

Ancestry of “lievenswaardig”, step by step

lievenswaardig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch waardig

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	waardig	worthy; stately
2	Dutch	waarde	value, worth; moral value
3	Middle Dutch	wert	host; innkeeper; inflection of werden: ##...
4	Old Dutch	wert	—
5	Proto-Germanic	werduz	host
6	Proto-Germanic	(H)uer-	—

via Dutch lieven

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	lieven	to love; to care about, to like; to value
2	Middle Dutch	lieven	to love
3	Old Dutch	lievon	—

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