Where does “volwassenheid” come from?
volwassenheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch volwassen, from Dutch wassen, from Dutch was, from Middle Dutch was, from Middle Dutch wassen, from Old Dutch wassan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną.
volwassenheid (Dutch): adulthood
Definitions
- adulthood
Ancestry of “volwassenheid”, step by step
volwassenheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch volwassen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | volwassen | adult, full-grown |
| 2 | Dutch | wassen | to wash, to clean; to grow, to rise, to increase,... |
| 3 | Dutch | was | laundry, clothes that need to be washed, or just... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | was | first/third-person singular past indicative of... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | wassen | to grow, to wax; to increase |
| 6 | Old Dutch | wassan | to grow, to wax; to rise in level |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 9 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |