Where does “waarheid” come from?

waarheid (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch waerhede, from Old Dutch wārheit, from Old Dutch wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

waarheid (Dutch): truth

Definitions

  1. truth

Ancestry of “waarheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwaerhede—
2Old Dutchwārheittruth
3Old Dutchwārtrue
4Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
5Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “waarheid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →