Where does “medeplichtigheid” come from?

medeplichtigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch medeplichtig, from Dutch mede, from Middle Dutch mede, from Old Dutch mithi, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

medeplichtigheid (Dutch): the status of accessory

Definitions

  1. the status of accessory

Ancestry of “medeplichtigheid”, step by step

medeplichtigheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch medeplichtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmedeplichtigsharing in guilt
2Dutchmedeco-; With someone or something else; mead
3Middle Dutchmedetogether, with; in accordance; furthermore, with...
4Old Dutchmithi
5Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
6Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
8Proto-Indo-Europeanin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
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