Where does “wisdoek” come from?
wisdoek (Dutch) comes from Dutch wissen, from Middle Dutch wisschen, from Old Dutch wisken, from Proto-Germanic wiskijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
wisdoek (Dutch): dishcloth
Definitions
- dishcloth
Ancestry of “wisdoek”, step by step
wisdoek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wissen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wissen | to erase |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wisschen | to sweep (away), to clean |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wisken | to wipe away/out |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wiskijaną | to sweep; to sweep away, to clean; to erase |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |