Where does “voedzaam” come from?

voedzaam (Dutch) comes from Dutch -zaam, from Middle Dutch -sam, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic -samaz, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

voedzaam (Dutch): nourishing, nutritious

Definitions

  1. nourishing, nutritious

Ancestry of “voedzaam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-zaamUsed to form adjectives/adverbs of base...
2Middle Dutch-sam
3Old Dutch-sam
4Proto-Germanic-samazsame as
5Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “voedzaam

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHósEvery word from Proto-Germanic samaz
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