Where does “verduidelijking” come from?
verduidelijking (Dutch) comes from Dutch verduidelijken, from Dutch duidelijk, from Dutch duiden, from Middle Dutch dieden, from Old Dutch thiuden, from Proto-Germanic þiudijaną, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
verduidelijking (Dutch): clarification
Ancestry of “verduidelijking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | verduidelijken | to clarify |
| 2 | Dutch | duidelijk | clear, precise; obvious, clear; clearly |
| 3 | Dutch | duiden | to point to, refer to, suggest; to explain,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dieden | to explain; to mean, to signify; to tell |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thiuden | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þiudijaną | to associate ; engage with; attach to; join ;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |