Where does “wandrochtig” come from?
wandrochtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch wandrocht, from Dutch wan-, from Middle Dutch wan-, from Old Dutch wan-, from Proto-Germanic wana-, from Proto-Germanic wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
wandrochtig (Dutch): monstrous, hideous
Ancestry of “wandrochtig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | wandrocht | monster, something or someone that is very ugly |
| 2 | Dutch | wan- | Preceding nouns, verbs and adjectives with the... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wan- | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wan- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wana- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wanaz | lacking, deficient, absent; accustomed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |