Where does “voegwoord” come from?
voegwoord (Dutch) comes from Dutch woord, from Middle Dutch wort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
voegwoord (Dutch): conjunction
Definitions
- conjunction
Ancestry of “voegwoord”, step by step
voegwoord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch woord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | woord | word |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wort | word; diction, what someone says or writes;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wort | word |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | word | word |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
via Dutch voegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voegen | to place, to put; to add; to grout |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | voegen | to join, to unite; to fit, to adjust/align... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fuogen | to bring together |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōgijan | to fit together, to join |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōgijaną | to fit or join together |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōgō | joint, slot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |