Where does “wellevendheid” come from?
wellevendheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch wellevend, from Dutch wel, from Middle Dutch wel, from Old Dutch wela, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
wellevendheid (Dutch): courtesy; etiquette
Definitions
- courtesy; etiquette
Ancestry of “wellevendheid”, step by step
wellevendheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wellevend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wellevend | well-mannered, courteous; courteously |
| 2 | Dutch | wel | The opposite of not; no less than, as much as, as... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wel | well |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wela | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *wela | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |