Where does “zuiveringseed” come from?

zuiveringseed (Dutch) comes from Dutch eed, from Middle Dutch eet, from Old Dutch ēth, from Proto-West Germanic aiþ, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

zuiveringseed (Dutch): an oath by government ministers and important civil servants in which it is affirmed that they haven't purchased their position

Definitions

  1. an oath by government ministers and important civil servants in which it is affirmed that they haven't purchased their position

Ancestry of “zuiveringseed”, step by step

zuiveringseed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch eed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheedoath
2Middle Dutcheet
3Old Dutchēthoath
4Proto-West Germanicaiþoath
5Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-

via Dutch zuivering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuiveringpurification, cleansing
2Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
3Middle Dutch-inge
4Old Dutch-inga
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt-Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic aiþ
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