Where does “menselijk” come from?

menselijk (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.

menselijk (Dutch): human; humane

Definitions

  1. human; humane

Ancestry of “menselijk”, step by step

menselijk 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 mens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmenshuman, any member of the species "Homo sapiens";...
2Middle Dutchmensche—
3Old Dutchmennisko—
4Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
5Proto-Germanic*mann-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “menselijk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →