Where does “weigerachtig” come from?
weigerachtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch weigeren, from Middle Dutch weigeren, from Old Dutch weigaron, from Proto-West Germanic waigrōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
weigerachtig (Dutch): prone to refusing
Definitions
- prone to refusing
Ancestry of “weigerachtig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | weigeren | to refuse, to deny |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | weigeren | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | weigaron | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waigrōn | to refuse |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |