Where does “welzijn” come from?

welzijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch zijn, from Middle Dutch sijn, from Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

welzijn (Dutch): well-being

Definitions

  1. well-being

Ancestry of “welzijn”, step by step

welzijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzijnTo be, to exist; To go, to go on a trip and...
2Middle Dutchsijnalternative infinitive of wesen; his; its
3Middle Dutchwēsento be
4Old Dutchwesanto be
5Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Dutch wel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwelThe opposite of not; no less than, as much as, as...
2Middle Dutchwelwell
3Old Dutchwela—
4Proto-Germanic*wela—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “welzijn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →