Where does “weladat” come from?

weladat (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dāt, from Proto-West Germanic dādi, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

weladat (Old Dutch): good deed

Definitions

  1. good deed

Ancestry of “weladat”, step by step

weladat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch dāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdātdeed, action
2Proto-West Germanicdādideed
3Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Old Dutch wela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwela—
2Proto-Germanic*wela—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Proto-Germanic weladēdiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicweladēdizgood deed, benefit
2Proto-Germanicwela-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →