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Where does “afbottelen” come from?

afbottelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch bottelen, from Dutch bottel, from English bottle, from English bottle and glass, from English arse, from Middle English ars, from Old French arz, from Latin artes — to fit, to fix, to put together.

afbottelen (Dutch): to bottle

Definitions

  1. to bottle

Ancestry of “afbottelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbottelento bottle, to put inside a bottle
2Dutchbottelhip, rosehip; dogwood; bottle
3EnglishbottleA container, typically made of glass or plastic...
4Englishbottle and glass—
5EnglisharseThe buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A...
6Middle Englisharsarse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art
7Old Frencharz—
8Latinartessecond-person singular present active subjunctive...
9Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
10Proto-Italicartis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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