Where does “medewerker” come from?
medewerker (Dutch) comes 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.
medewerker (Dutch): employee
Definitions
- employee
Ancestry of “medewerker”, step by step
medewerker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch mede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mede | co-; With someone or something else; mead |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mede | together, with; in accordance; furthermore, with... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mithi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Dutch werker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | werker | worker |
| 2 | Dutch | werken | to work, labour; to work, to be effective; to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | werken | to act; to work; to practice |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wirken | to work; to build, to make |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |