Where does “vreselijk” come from?

vreselijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijk, from Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

vreselijk (Dutch): terrible; terribly

Definitions

  1. terrible; terribly

Ancestry of “vreselijk”, step by step

vreselijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2Middle Dutchlijc—
3Old Dutchlīk—
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Dutch vrees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvreesfear, apprehension, angst
2Middle Dutchvrêse—
3Old Dutchfrēsademise
4Proto-West Germanic*fraisu—
5Proto-Germanicfraisōdanger, peril, risk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →