Where does “veelvormig” come from?

veelvormig (Dutch) comes from Dutch vorm, from Dutch -ig, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

veelvormig (Dutch): pluriform, polymorphous, protean

Definitions

  1. pluriform, polymorphous, protean

Ancestry of “veelvormig”, step by step

veelvormig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vorm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvormA form, shape; A format
2Dutch-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having
3Middle Dutch-ich-y
4Old Dutch-ig
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Dutch veel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveelmany, much, a lot of; much, a lot; much
2Middle Dutchvelemany, much; often; many times
3Old Dutchfilo
4Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
5Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “veelvormig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos
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