Where does “woestijn” come from?

woestijn (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch woestine, from Old Dutch wuostinna, from Old Dutch wuosti, from Proto-West Germanic wōstī, from Proto-Germanic wōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

woestijn (Dutch): desert

Definitions

  1. desert

Ancestry of “woestijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwoestine—
2Old Dutchwuostinnadesert. wasteland
3Old Dutchwuostidesolate, waste
4Proto-West Germanicwōstīuninhabited, desolate, waste
5Proto-Germanicwōstaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-s-to-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “woestijn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōstaz →