Where does “verstandigheid” come from?

verstandigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch verstandig, from Dutch verstand, from Dutch verstaan, from Middle Dutch verstaen, from Middle Dutch ver-, from Middle Dutch er-, from Old Dutch ur-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ- — out, outward.

verstandigheid (Dutch): understanding

Definitions

  1. understanding

Ancestry of “verstandigheid”, step by step

verstandigheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch verstandig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverstandigsensible, wise, able-minded
2Dutchverstandreason, mind, intellect, brains, wit;...
3Dutchverstaanto understand (language, words), to hear clearly
4Middle Dutchverstaento be responsible for; to understand; to hear
5Middle Dutchver-Forms verbs indicating change away from a state;...
6Middle Dutcher-
7Old Dutchur-
8Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
9Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
10Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
12Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd
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