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Where does “vraatzucht” come from?

vraatzucht (Dutch) comes from Dutch zucht, from Middle Dutch suchte, from Old Dutch suhti, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

vraatzucht (Dutch): greediness, gluttony, voraciousness

Definitions

  1. greediness, gluttony, voraciousness

Ancestry of “vraatzucht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuchtsigh; longing, desire; a pathological desire or...
2Middle Dutchsuchte—
3Old Dutchsuhti—
4Proto-Germanicsuhtizsickness
5Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “vraatzucht”

  • vraatzuchtig
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