Where does “bedoeling” come from?
bedoeling (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch bedoeling, from Dutch -ing, from Middle Dutch -inge, from Old Dutch -inga.
bedoeling (Afrikaans): intention
Ancestry of “bedoeling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bedoeling | intention |
| 2 | Dutch | -ing | Creates action nouns referring to the performance... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -inge | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -inga | — |