Where does “ordelijk” come from?

ordelijk (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.

ordelijk (Dutch): neat, in order

Definitions

  1. neat, in order

Ancestry of “ordelijk”, step by step

ordelijk 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 orde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchordeorder
2Middle Dutchordene—
3Old Frenchordeneorder, rank
4Latinōrdōa methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series
5Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange
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