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Where does “deelname” come from?

deelname (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch deelname, from German Teilnahme, from German teilnehmen, from Latin participō, from Latin particeps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis — to seize, hold.

deelname (Afrikaans): participation

Definitions

  1. participation

Ancestry of “deelname”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdeelnameparticipation
2GermanTeilnahmeparticipation
3Germanteilnehmento participate
4Latinparticipō—
5Latinparticepssharing
6Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
7Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
8Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
9Proto-Italickaputhead
10Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
11Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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