Where does “wenselijk” come from?

wenselijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijk, from Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

wenselijk (Dutch): desirable

Definitions

  1. desirable

Ancestry of “wenselijk”, step by step

wenselijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2Middle Dutchlijc—
3Old Dutchlīk—
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Dutch wensen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwensento wish
2Middle Dutchwenschento wish, to desire; to wish, to hope
3Old Dutchwunsken—
4Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
5Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—

Words derived from “wenselijk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →