Where does “pleeggezin” come from?

pleeggezin (Dutch) comes from Dutch gezin, from Middle Dutch ghesinde, from Proto-Germanic gasinþiją, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

pleeggezin (Dutch): foster home

Definitions

  1. foster home

Ancestry of “pleeggezin”, step by step

pleeggezin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gezin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgezinimmediate family or nuclear family
2Middle Dutchghesinde—
3Proto-Germanicgasinþiją—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Dutch plegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplegento do habitually, customarily; to usually...
2Middle DutchplienAlternative form of plēgen
3Old Dutchplian—
4Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gasinþiją →
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