Where does “spilzucht” come from?
spilzucht (Dutch) comes from Dutch zucht, from Middle Dutch suchte, from Old Dutch suhti, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
spilzucht (Dutch): profligacy
Definitions
- profligacy
Ancestry of “spilzucht”, step by step
spilzucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Dutch spillen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spillen | to waste, to spend vainly or profligately; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | spilden | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *spilden | — |
| 4 | Frankish | *spilþijan | — |