Where does “schadevergoeding” come from?

schadevergoeding (Dutch) comes from Dutch vergoeding, from Dutch vergoeden, from Dutch goed, from Middle Dutch goet, from Old Dutch guot, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

schadevergoeding (Dutch): damages

Definitions

  1. damages

Ancestry of “schadevergoeding”, step by step

schadevergoeding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vergoeding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvergoedingcompensation
2Dutchvergoedento compensate for, to reimburse
3Dutchgoedgood; correct, right; all right, fine
4Middle Dutchgoetgood
5Old Dutchguotgood
6Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
7Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
8Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
10Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Dutch schade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschadedamage, detrimental effect
2Middle DutchschādeA damage, injury, loss
3Old Dutchskatho
4Proto-West Germanic*skaþōdamage
5Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
6Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstisEvery word from Proto-Germanic gastiz
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