Where does “verwachtingswaarde” come from?
verwachtingswaarde (Dutch) comes from Dutch verwachting, from Dutch verwachten, from Dutch wachten, from Middle Dutch wachten, from Old Dutch wahton, from Old Dutch wahta, from Proto-West Germanic wahtu, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō — lively, awake; strong.
verwachtingswaarde (Dutch): expected value
Definitions
- expected value
Ancestry of “verwachtingswaarde”, step by step
verwachtingswaarde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verwachting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verwachting | expectation; forecast |
| 2 | Dutch | verwachten | to expect, await |
| 3 | Dutch | wachten | to wait |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wachten | to guard, to be on guard; to guard, to protect;... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | wahton | to wait |
| 6 | Old Dutch | wahta | watch, sentry, guard |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wahtu | watch, vigil |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wahtwō | watch, vigil |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wakaną | to wake, be awake, arise |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |