Where does “ogenblikkelijk” come from?

ogenblikkelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijk, from Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ogenblikkelijk (Dutch): instantly, instantaneously

Definitions

  1. instantly, instantaneously

Ancestry of “ogenblikkelijk”, step by step

ogenblikkelijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch ogenblik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchogenblikmoment, blink of an eye
2Middle Dutchogenblic—
3Middle Low Germanôgenblik—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →