Where does “roofzucht” come from?
roofzucht (Dutch) comes from Dutch roof, from Middle Dutch roof, from Old Dutch rōf, from Proto-Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic raubaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
roofzucht (Dutch): rapaciousness, proclivity to stealing
Definitions
- rapaciousness, proclivity to stealing
Ancestry of “roofzucht”, step by step
roofzucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch roof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | roof | robbery, robbing, banditry, rapine |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | roof | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rōf | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *raub | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raubaz | rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
via Dutch zucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zucht | sigh; longing, desire; a pathological desire or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | suchte | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | suhti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |