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Where does “vertaling” come from?

vertaling (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vertaling, from Dutch -ing, from Middle Dutch -inge, from Old Dutch -inga.

vertaling (Afrikaans): translation

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Ancestry of “vertaling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvertalingtranslation
2Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
3Middle Dutch-inge—
4Old Dutch-inga—
Every word from Old Dutch -inga →