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

  1. worth loving, lovely, amiable

Ancestry of “lievenswaardig”, step by step

lievenswaardig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch waardig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaardigworthy; stately
2Dutchwaardevalue, worth; moral value
3Middle Dutchwerthost; innkeeper; inflection of werden: ##...
4Old Dutchwert—
5Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
6Proto-Germanic(H)uer-—

via Dutch lieven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlievento love; to care about, to like; to value
2Middle Dutchlievento love
3Old Dutchlievon—
Every word from Proto-Germanic (H)uer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werduz →Every word from Old Dutch wert →