Where does “wendbaarheid” come from?
wendbaarheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch wendbaar, from Dutch wenden, from Middle Dutch wenden, from Old Dutch wenden, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
wendbaarheid (Dutch): agility
Definitions
- agility
Ancestry of “wendbaarheid”, step by step
wendbaarheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wendbaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wendbaar | nimble, agile; versatile, manoeuvrable |
| 2 | Dutch | wenden | to direct oneself, turn; to come about |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wenden | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wenden | to wend, to turn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |