Where does “psycholoog” come from?

psycholoog (Dutch) comes from Dutch loog, from Middle English loghe, from Old Dutch lōga, from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

psycholoog (Dutch): psychologist

Definitions

  1. psychologist

Ancestry of “psycholoog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlooglye
2Middle Englishloghe—
3Old Dutchlōga—
4Proto-West Germanic*laugu—
5Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “psycholoog”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laugu →
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