Where does “smijdig” come from?
smijdig (Dutch) comes from Dutch smeden, from Middle Dutch smēden, from Old Dutch smithon, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþōn, from Proto-Germanic smiþōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
smijdig (Dutch): supple, flexible; malleable, pliable
Definitions
- supple, flexible; malleable, pliable
Ancestry of “smijdig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | smeden | to forge, hammer metal into shape |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | smēden | To forge |
| 3 | Old Dutch | smithon | to smith, to forge |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþōn | to forge, fashion |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smiþōną | to forge, fashion |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |