Where does “oudheidkunde” come from?

oudheidkunde (Dutch) comes from Dutch oudheid, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

oudheidkunde (Dutch): archaeology

Definitions

  1. archaeology

Ancestry of “oudheidkunde”, step by step

oudheidkunde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch oudheid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoudheidantiquity; object from antiquity
2Dutchoudold
3Middle Dutchoutold
4Old Dutchald
5Proto-West Germanicaldold
6Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Dutch kunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkundeskill, competency
2Middle Dutchcondefirst/third-person singular past...
3Old Dutchkundi
4Proto-Germanickundīn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-
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