Where does “minderwaardig” come from?

minderwaardig (Dutch) comes from Dutch -waardig, from Dutch waardig, from Dutch waarde, from Middle Dutch wert, from Old Dutch wert, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.

minderwaardig (Dutch): inferior; low in quality

Definitions

  1. inferior; low in quality

Ancestry of “minderwaardig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-waardigappended to verb stems, adjectives or nouns to...
2Dutchwaardigworthy; stately
3Dutchwaardevalue, worth; moral value
4Middle Dutchwerthost; innkeeper; inflection of werden: ##...
5Old Dutchwert—
6Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
7Proto-Germanic(H)uer-—

Words derived from “minderwaardig”

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