Where does “portiegrootte” come from?

portiegrootte (Dutch) comes from Dutch grootte, from Middle Dutch grôte, from Middle Dutch -te, from Old Dutch -ti, from Proto-Germanic -itją, from Proto-Germanic -itjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.

portiegrootte (Dutch): portion size

Definitions

  1. portion size

Ancestry of “portiegrootte”, step by step

portiegrootte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch grootte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgroottesize
2Middle Dutchgrôtesize
3Middle Dutch-te—
4Old Dutch-ti—
5Proto-Germanic-itjąSuffix denoting the action of verbs ending in...
6Proto-Germanic-itjanąCreates intensive verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-dyé-—

via Dutch portie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchportieserving, helping; portion, part, amount
2Middle Dutchporcie—
3Middle Frenchportion—
4Latinportioshare, part, portion; relation, proportion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -itjaną →Every word from Middle Dutch -te →