Where does “oorlogzucht” come from?
oorlogzucht (Dutch) comes from Dutch zucht, from Middle Dutch suchte, from Old Dutch suhti, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
oorlogzucht (Dutch): belligerence, eagerness for war
Definitions
- belligerence, eagerness for war
Ancestry of “oorlogzucht”, step by step
oorlogzucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zucht | sigh; longing, desire; a pathological desire or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | suchte | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | suhti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |