Where does “vraatzuchtig” come from?
vraatzuchtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch vraatzucht, 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.
vraatzuchtig (Dutch): voracious, gluttonous
Definitions
- voracious, gluttonous
Ancestry of “vraatzuchtig”, step by step
vraatzuchtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vraatzucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vraatzucht | greediness, gluttony, voraciousness |
| 2 | Dutch | zucht | sigh; longing, desire; a pathological desire or... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | suchte | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | suhti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ig | -y |