veilig etymology

Dutch word veilig comes from Proto-Indo-European *peyH-, and later Proto-Germanic *failijaz (True, friendly, familiar, good.)

Detailed word origin of veilig

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*peyH- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*pī- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*failijaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) True, friendly, familiar, good.
veilich Middle Dutch (dum)
veilig Dutch (nld) Safe Safely.

Words with the same origin as veilig

Descendants of *peyH-
Pia aardpek aardveil aprilvis frituurvet kaarsvet kaarsvlam pech pechvogel pek pijn pijnappel pijnboom veil vet vethart vetlaars vetleer vetleren vetmesten vetmesting vetplant vetzak vetzucht