Where does “veehouderij” come from?
veehouderij (Dutch) comes from Dutch veehouder, from Dutch vee, from Middle Dutch vêe, from Old Dutch fē, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
veehouderij (Dutch): husbandry; farm where livestock are raised,...
Definitions
- husbandry; farm where livestock are raised,...
Ancestry of “veehouderij”, step by step
veehouderij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch veehouder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | veehouder | someone who keeps livestock, a livestock farmer |
| 2 | Dutch | vee | livestock, cattle |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vêe | livestock (collectively) |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fē | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fehu | livestock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |