Where does “nauwkeurig” come from?

nauwkeurig (Dutch) comes from Dutch nauw, from Middle Dutch nauwe, from Old Dutch nauw, from Proto-Germanic hnawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nauwkeurig (Dutch): precise, accurate

Definitions

  1. precise, accurate

Ancestry of “nauwkeurig”, step by step

nauwkeurig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch nauw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnauwnarrow; close; strait
2Middle Dutchnauwe—
3Old Dutchnauw—
4Proto-Germanichnawwaztight; narrow; sparse; meager; lean; scarce
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Dutch keur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkeurchoice; selection; elite
2Middle Dutchcore—
3Old Dutchkuri—
4Proto-Germanickuzizchoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “nauwkeurig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnawwaz →
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