Where does “niet-gewelddadig” come from?
niet-gewelddadig (Dutch) comes from Dutch gewelddadig, from Dutch daad, from Middle Dutch dâet, from Old Dutch dāt, from Proto-West Germanic dādi, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
niet-gewelddadig (Dutch): non-violent
Definitions
- non-violent
Ancestry of “niet-gewelddadig”, step by step
niet-gewelddadig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gewelddadig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gewelddadig | violent |
| 2 | Dutch | daad | deed, act |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dâet | deed, act |
| 4 | Old Dutch | dāt | deed, action |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dādi | deed |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dēdiz | deed, act; doing, able to do, active |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁tis | act of putting, placement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |