Where does “oorzakelijkheid” come from?
oorzakelijkheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch oorzakelijk, from Dutch -lijk, from Middle Dutch -lijc, from Old Dutch -līk, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
oorzakelijkheid (Dutch): causality
Definitions
- causality
Ancestry of “oorzakelijkheid”, step by step
oorzakelijkheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch oorzakelijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | oorzakelijk | causal |
| 2 | Dutch | -lijk | -ly, -al, -ous; -able |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -lijc | -ly, -like, -ous |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -līk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -līkaz | -like, -ly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |