Where does “werkzaamheid” come from?

werkzaamheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch werkzaam, from Dutch -zaam, from Middle Dutch -sam, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic -samaz, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

werkzaamheid (Dutch): activity, operation; efficacy, efficaciousness;...

Definitions

  1. activity, operation; efficacy, efficaciousness;...

Ancestry of “werkzaamheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwerkzaamoperative; hardworking; employed
2Dutch-zaamUsed to form adjectives/adverbs of base...
3Middle Dutch-sam—
4Old Dutch-sam—
5Proto-Germanic-samazsame as
6Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “werkzaamheid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic samaz →