Where does “vormgeven” come from?

vormgeven (Dutch) comes from Dutch vorm, from Dutch -ig, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

vormgeven (Dutch): To give shape or form; to design

Definitions

  1. To give shape or form; to design

Ancestry of “vormgeven”, step by step

vormgeven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vorm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvormA form, shape; A format
2Dutch-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having
3Middle Dutch-ich-y
4Old Dutch-ig—
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Dutch geven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevento give
2Middle Dutchgēvento give
3Old Dutchgevanto give
4Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “vormgeven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →