Where does “verpleegkundig” come from?
verpleegkundig (Dutch) comes from Dutch verpleegkunde, from Dutch verplegen, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
verpleegkundig (Dutch): pertaining to nursing
Definitions
- pertaining to nursing
Ancestry of “verpleegkundig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verpleegkunde | nursing, medical care |
| 2 | Dutch | verplegen | to nurse |
| 3 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 4 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |