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Where does “Zuiderdriehoek” come from?

Zuiderdriehoek (Dutch) comes from Dutch Driehoek, from Middle Dutch driehoec, from Latin triangulum, from Latin triangulus, from Latin Angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

Ancestry of “Zuiderdriehoek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchDriehoek—
2Middle Dutchdriehoec—
3Latintriangulumtriangle; nominative neuter singular of...
4Latintriangulustriangular, three-cornered, three-sided;...
5LatinAngulus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
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