Where does “seksverslaafde” come from?

seksverslaafde (Dutch) comes from Dutch verslaafde, from Dutch verslaafd, from Dutch verslaven, from Dutch Slaaf, from Middle Dutch slave, from Late Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ — to cover; to incline.

seksverslaafde (Dutch): sex addict

Definitions

  1. sex addict

Ancestry of “seksverslaafde”, step by step

seksverslaafde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch verslaafde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchverslaafdeAn addict; in particular a drug addict
2Dutchverslaafddepending on; addicted to
3Dutchverslavento addict; to make an addict of; To make a slave...
4DutchSlaafSlav
5Middle Dutchslave
6Late LatinSclavusSlav; a Slav
7Byzantine GreekΣκλάβοςSlav
8Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
9Proto-Slavicslovoword
10Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Dutch seks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsekssex
2EnglishsexA category into which sexually-reproducing...
3EnglishsectAn offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing...
4Middle EnglishsecteA variety or sort; a category with a...
5Old Frenchsectea sect in philosophy or religion
6Late Latinsectaa sect in philosophy or religion, a school,...
7Latinsequipresent active infinitive of sequor; follow, come...
8LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
9Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
10Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
11Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-
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