Where does “zelfredzaam” come from?
zelfredzaam (Dutch) comes from Dutch redzaam, from Dutch -zaam, from Middle Dutch -sam, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic -samaz, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
zelfredzaam (Dutch): self-reliant
Definitions
- self-reliant
Ancestry of “zelfredzaam”, step by step
zelfredzaam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch redzaam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | redzaam | self-reliant, able to help oneself, to get around |
| 2 | Dutch | -zaam | Used to form adjectives/adverbs of base... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -sam | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -sam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -samaz | same as |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | samaz | same, alike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |