Where does “vlijtig” come from?
vlijtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch vlijt, from Middle Dutch vlijt, from Old Dutch flīt, from Proto-West Germanic flīt, from Proto-Germanic flītaz.
vlijtig (Dutch): diligent, assiduous
Ancestry of “vlijtig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vlijt | diligence |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vlijt | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | flīt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flīt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flītaz | — |