Where does “winstgevend” come from?
winstgevend (Dutch) comes from Dutch winst, from Dutch winnen, from Middle Dutch winnen, from Old Dutch winnan, from Proto-West Germanic winnan, from Proto-Germanic winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
winstgevend (Dutch): profitable, lucrative
Definitions
- profitable, lucrative
Ancestry of “winstgevend”, step by step
winstgevend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch winst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | winst | profit; gain, act or process of gaining; gain,... |
| 2 | Dutch | winnen | to win, to triumph, to be victorious; to acquire;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | winnen | to win, to acquire through effort, to earn; to... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | winnan | to earn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | winnan | to strive, to struggle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | winnaną | to swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
via Dutch gevend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gevend |