Where does “waanidee” come from?
waanidee (Dutch) comes from Dutch waan, from Middle Dutch wâen, from Old Dutch wān, from Proto-West Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
waanidee (Dutch): delusional idea, delusional notion
Definitions
- delusional idea, delusional notion
Ancestry of “waanidee”, step by step
waanidee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch waan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | waan | delusion |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wâen | hope, expectation |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wān | hope, expectation |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwan | when |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwan | when, at what time |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |