Where does “zuinigheid” come from?

zuinigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch zuinig, from Middle Dutch sunich.

zuinigheid (Dutch): frugality

Definitions

  1. frugality

Ancestry of “zuinigheid”, step by step

zuinigheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zuinig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuinigeconomical, careful with expenses; efficient, not...
2Middle Dutchsunich—

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid—
Every word from Middle Dutch sunich →Every word from Dutch zuinig →