Where does “wegwerkzaamheid” come from?
wegwerkzaamheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch werkzaamheid, from Dutch werkzaam, from Dutch -zaam, from Middle Dutch -sam, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic -samaz, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós — together, one.
wegwerkzaamheid (Dutch): roadwork
Definitions
- roadwork
Ancestry of “wegwerkzaamheid”, step by step
wegwerkzaamheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch werkzaamheid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | werkzaamheid | activity, operation; efficacy, efficaciousness;... |
| 2 | Dutch | werkzaam | operative; hardworking; employed |
| 3 | Dutch | -zaam | Used to form adjectives/adverbs of base... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -sam | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -sam | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -samaz | same as |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | samaz | same, alike |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |