Where does “maagdelijk” come from?

maagdelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijk, from Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

maagdelijk (Dutch): virgin

Definitions

  1. virgin

Ancestry of “maagdelijk”, step by step

maagdelijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2Middle Dutchlijc—
3Old Dutchlīk—
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Dutch Maagd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchMaagdVirgo
2Middle Dutchmāget—
3Old Dutchmagath—
4Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “maagdelijk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →