Where does “litteken” come from?

litteken (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch litteken, from Middle Dutch lidteken.

litteken (Afrikaans): scar

Definitions

  1. scar

Ancestry of “litteken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlittekenscar
2Middle Dutchlidteken—
Every word from Middle Dutch lidteken →Every word from Dutch litteken →
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