Where does “minderwaardigheid” come from?
minderwaardigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch minderwaardig, 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-.
minderwaardigheid (Dutch): inferiority
Definitions
- inferiority
Ancestry of “minderwaardigheid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | minderwaardig | inferior; low in quality |
| 2 | Dutch | -waardig | appended to verb stems, adjectives or nouns to... |
| 3 | Dutch | waardig | worthy; stately |
| 4 | Dutch | waarde | value, worth; moral value |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | wert | host; innkeeper; inflection of werden: ##... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | wert | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | werduz | host |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | (H)uer- | — |