Where does “toewijden” come from?
toewijden (Dutch) comes from Dutch wijden, from Middle Dutch wiën, from Old Dutch wīen, from Proto-West Germanic wīhijan, from Proto-Germanic wīhijaną, from Proto-Germanic wīhaz, from Proto-Germanic wiganą, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
toewijden (Dutch): to dedicate
Definitions
- to dedicate
Ancestry of “toewijden”, step by step
toewijden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wijden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wijden | to dedicate, devote; to inaugurate; to bless,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wiën | to bless, to sanctify |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wīen | to bless, to sanctify |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wīhijan | to hallow, to consecrate |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīhijaną | to hallow, to consecrate |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wīhaz | sacred, holy |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wiganą | to fight, to battle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |