Where does “toegankelijkheid” come from?

toegankelijkheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch toegankelijk, from Dutch toegang, from Dutch gang, from Middle Dutch ganc, from Old Dutch gank, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

toegankelijkheid (Dutch): accessibility

Definitions

  1. accessibility

Ancestry of “toegankelijkheid”, step by step

toegankelijkheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch toegankelijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoegankelijkaccessible
2Dutchtoegangaccess, entrance
3Dutchgangpassageway, alley; gait, walk; journey
4Middle Dutchganc
5Old Dutchgank
6Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz