Where does “zelfgenoegzaam” come from?
zelfgenoegzaam (Dutch) comes from Dutch zelf, from Middle Dutch self, from Old Dutch self, from Proto-Germanic selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
zelfgenoegzaam (Dutch): self-satisfied, smug, complacent
Definitions
- self-satisfied, smug, complacent
Ancestry of “zelfgenoegzaam”, step by step
zelfgenoegzaam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zelf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zelf | oneself, referring to the subject of a sentence:... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | self | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | self | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | selbaz | self |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | selbʰ- | one's own |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | s(w)e- | separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Dutch genoeg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | genoeg | enough; plenty; enough, to enough of a degree,... |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | genuch | enough |
| 3 | Old High German | ginuog | enough |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ganōg | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ganōgaz | enough, sufficient |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂nóḱe | to have reached, to be at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |