Where does “zindelijkheid” come from?

zindelijkheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch zindelijk, from Dutch zinnelijk, from Middle Dutch sinnelijc.

zindelijkheid (Dutch): cleanliness, tidiness; housebrokenness; the state...

Definitions

  1. cleanliness, tidiness; housebrokenness; the state...

Ancestry of “zindelijkheid”, step by step

zindelijkheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zindelijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzindelijkclean, tidy; housebroken, potty-trained
2Dutchzinnelijksensual
3Middle Dutchsinnelijc—

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid—
Every word from Middle Dutch sinnelijc →Every word from Dutch zinnelijk →Every word from Dutch zindelijk →