Where does “wijsgeer” come from?
wijsgeer (Dutch) comes from Dutch geren, from Middle Dutch geren, from Old Dutch geron, from Proto-West Germanic gerēn, from Proto-Germanic gerōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
wijsgeer (Dutch): philosopher
Definitions
- philosopher
Ancestry of “wijsgeer”, step by step
wijsgeer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch geren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | geren | to covet |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | geren | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | geron | to desire, to wish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gerēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gerōną | to want, desire |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |