Where does “verantwoordelijkheid” come from?

verantwoordelijkheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch verantwoordelijk, from Dutch -lijk, from Middle Dutch -lijc, from Old Dutch -līk, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

verantwoordelijkheid (Dutch): responsibility; accountability

Definitions

  1. responsibility; accountability

Ancestry of “verantwoordelijkheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverantwoordelijkresponsible
2Dutch-lijk-ly, -al, -ous; -able
3Middle Dutch-lijc-ly, -like, -ous
4Old Dutch-līk—
5Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
6Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →