Where does “woordenwisseling” come from?
woordenwisseling (Dutch) comes from Dutch woord, from Middle Dutch wort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
woordenwisseling (Dutch): An angry discussion using unfriendly words
Definitions
- An angry discussion using unfriendly words
Ancestry of “woordenwisseling”, step by step
woordenwisseling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch woord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | woord | word |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wort | word; diction, what someone says or writes;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wort | word |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | word | word |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
via Dutch wisseling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wisseling | change, swap, exchange |
| 2 | Dutch | wisselen | to swap, to exchange; to vary, to change |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wisselen | to swap, to exchange; to confuse; to change |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wissalon | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wihslōną | to change; exchange; swap; trade; reciprocate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |