Where does “zingeving” come from?
zingeving (Dutch) comes from Dutch geven, from Middle Dutch gēven, from Old Dutch gevan, from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.
zingeving (Dutch): search for or construal of meaning, meaning-making, existential meaning
Definitions
- search for or construal of meaning, meaning-making, existential meaning
Ancestry of “zingeving”, step by step
zingeving traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch geven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | geven | to give |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gēven | to give |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gevan | to give |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | geban | to give |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via Dutch zin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zin | meaning, significance; point, sense; sentence |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sin | direction; attention; sense, intellect, reason |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sīn | we be |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sīn | his/her/its/their own |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīnaz | his/her/its/their own; reflexive possessive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |