Where does “terechtwijzen” come from?
terechtwijzen (Dutch) comes from Dutch wijzen, from Middle Dutch wisen, from Old Dutch wīsen, from Proto-West Germanic wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic wīsijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
terechtwijzen (Dutch): to reprimand
Definitions
- to reprimand
Ancestry of “terechtwijzen”, step by step
terechtwijzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wijzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wijzen | to point; to point out, indicate; to direct to |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wisen | to point out, to indicate; to lead; to teach |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wīsen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wīsijan | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīsijaną | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch terecht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | terecht | just, right, for good reason; in the right place;... |
| 2 | Dutch | recht | right; straight; a right, privilege |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | recht | straight, not bent; upright; right, exact |
| 4 | Old Dutch | reht | right |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |