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Where does “slegs” come from?

slegs (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch slechts, from Middle Dutch slechtes.

slegs (Afrikaans): only

Definitions

  1. only

Ancestry of “slegs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslechtsonly, just
2Middle Dutchslechtes—
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