Where does “onderwereldgod” come from?
onderwereldgod (Dutch) comes from Dutch onderwereld, from Dutch wereld, from Middle High German werlt, from Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic weraldi, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
onderwereldgod (Dutch): god of the underworld
Definitions
- god of the underworld
Ancestry of “onderwereldgod”, step by step
onderwereldgod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch onderwereld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | onderwereld | netherworld, underworld; organized crime,... |
| 2 | Dutch | wereld | world |
| 3 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 4 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Dutch God
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | God | God |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | god | Alternative spelling of got |
| 3 | Old Dutch | got | god |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |