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Where does “middelmatigheid” come from?

middelmatigheid (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch middelmatigheid, from Middle Dutch middelmaticheit.

middelmatigheid (Afrikaans): Mediocrity: being mediocre

Definitions

  1. Mediocrity: being mediocre

Ancestry of “middelmatigheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmiddelmatigheidMediocrity: being mediocre; The quality of being...
2Middle Dutchmiddelmaticheit—
Every word from Middle Dutch middelmaticheit →