Where does “wijzigen” come from?

wijzigen (Dutch) comes from Latin modificāre, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

wijzigen (Dutch): to edit, change, modify, alter

Definitions

  1. to edit, change, modify, alter

Ancestry of “wijzigen”, step by step

wijzigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin modificāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmodificāre—
2Latinmodusmeasure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Dutch wijze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwijzemanner, mode, way, method; melody; mood of speech

Words derived from “wijzigen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →