Where does “opzettelijk” come from?

opzettelijk (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.

opzettelijk (Dutch): deliberate, intentional

Definitions

  1. deliberate, intentional

Ancestry of “opzettelijk”, step by step

opzettelijk 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 opzet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopzetdesign, plan; intention, intent
2Dutchopzettento set up, to install; to put on; to stuff
3Middle Dutchopsetten—

Words derived from “opzettelijk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →