Where does “moederlijk” come from?

moederlijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch moeder, from Dutch bord, from Middle Dutch bort, from Old Dutch bort, from Proto-West Germanic bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

moederlijk (Dutch): maternal

Definitions

  1. maternal

Ancestry of “moederlijk”, step by step

moederlijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch moeder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoedermother, female parent; womb
2Dutchbordplate, dish; sign; board
3Middle Dutchbort
4Old Dutchbortboard, plank
5Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
6Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Germanic burdąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic bord
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