Where does “studie” come from?

studie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch studie, from Old French estudie, from Latin studium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

studie (Dutch): the activity of studying mental effort to learn or acquire knowledge

Definitions

  1. the activity of studying mental effort to learn or acquire knowledge

Ancestry of “studie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstudie—
2Old Frenchestudiestudy
3Latinstudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “studie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →