Where does “vruchteloosheid” come from?
vruchteloosheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch vruchteloos, from Dutch vrucht, from Middle Dutch vrucht, from Old Dutch fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron — to give.
vruchteloosheid (Dutch): uselessness, futility
Definitions
- uselessness, futility
Ancestry of “vruchteloosheid”, step by step
vruchteloosheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vruchteloos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vruchteloos | fruitless, unproductive, futile |
| 2 | Dutch | vrucht | fruit; fear |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vrucht | produce, product, profit; fruit; fetus |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fruht | fruit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fruht | fruit |
| 6 | Latin | frūctus | enjoyed; having derived pleasure from |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |