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Where does “tempel” come from?

tempel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch tempel, from Middle Dutch tempel, from Latin templum, from Proto-Indo-European t(e)mp-lo-s, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

tempel (Afrikaans): temple

Definitions

  1. temple

Ancestry of “tempel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchtempelA temple, building destined as place of worship;...
2Middle Dutchtempel—
3Latintempluman open space for augural observation; open,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeant(e)mp-lo-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
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