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Where does “zalig” come from?

zalig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch salich, from Old Dutch sālig, from Proto-West Germanic sālīg, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

zalig (Dutch): glorious; blessed; saved

Definitions

  1. glorious; blessed; saved

Ancestry of “zalig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsalich—
2Old Dutchsālig—
3Proto-West Germanicsālīgblissful, prosperous, happy
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “zalig”

  • gelukzalig
  • godzalig
  • godzaligheid
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