English
Ietsism
Ietsism comes from Dutch iets ‘something’, from Middle Dutch iet ‘something, anything’, and ultimately from Old Dutch iowiht.
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150iowiht
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500iet‘something, anything’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentiets‘something’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentietsisme
- EnglishtodayIetsism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150iowiht
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500iet‘something, anything’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentiets‘something’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentietsisme
- EnglishtodayIetsism
Every English word from Old Dutch iowiht
Today it means
noun An unspecified belief in an undefined transcendent reality.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Dutch iowiht / Ietsism