Where does “spoedgeval” come from?
spoedgeval (Dutch) comes from Dutch spoed, from Middle Dutch spoet, from Old Dutch spuot, from Proto-West Germanic spōdi, from Proto-West Germanic spōan, from Proto-Germanic spōaną, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
spoedgeval (Dutch): an emergency
Definitions
- an emergency
Ancestry of “spoedgeval”, step by step
spoedgeval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch spoed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spoed | speed; hurry, haste; thread pitch |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | spoet | progress, success, good outcome; luck,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | spuot | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spōdi | hurry, rush; success, prosperity |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spōan | to succeed, prosper |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spōaną | to prosper, succeed, be happy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |