Where does “wandaad” come from?

wandaad (Dutch) comes from Dutch daad, from Middle Dutch dâet, from Old Dutch dāt, from Proto-West Germanic dādi, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

wandaad (Dutch): A misdeed; in legal jargon, a less serious...

Definitions

  1. A misdeed; in legal jargon, a less serious...

Ancestry of “wandaad”, step by step

wandaad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch daad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdaaddeed, act
2Middle Dutchdâetdeed, act
3Old Dutchdātdeed, action
4Proto-West Germanicdādideed
5Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Dutch wan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwanwinnowing basket
2Middle Dutchwan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →
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