Where does “waanvoorstelling” come from?
waanvoorstelling (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.
waanvoorstelling (Dutch): delusion
Definitions
- delusion
Ancestry of “waanvoorstelling”, step by step
waanvoorstelling 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 |
via Dutch voorstelling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voorstelling | show, performance; presentation; notion, idea;... |
| 2 | Dutch | -ing | Creates action nouns referring to the performance... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -inge | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -inga | — |