Where does “zielsblij” come from?
zielsblij (Dutch) comes from Dutch blij, from Dutch blijde, from Middle Dutch blide, from Old Dutch blīthi, from Proto-West Germanic blīþī, from Proto-Germanic blīþiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlī-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-.
zielsblij (Dutch): deeply happy, deeply joyous, overjoyed
Definitions
- deeply happy, deeply joyous, overjoyed
Ancestry of “zielsblij”, step by step
zielsblij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch blij
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | blij | happy; glad; lead |
| 2 | Dutch | blijde | catapult; Archaic form of blij; Archaic form of... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | blide | happy, cheerful, joyous; catapult |
| 4 | Old Dutch | blīthi | calm |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blīþī | happy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blīþiz | serene, mild; pleasant, pleasing, delightful,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlī- | light, pleasant, fine; light, fine, pleasant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Dutch ziel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ziel | soul; sound post |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | siele | soul |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sēla | soul |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |