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Where does “afdeling” come from?

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

afdeling (Dutch): department, branch; section, part; regiment, army...

Definitions

  1. department, branch; section, part; regiment, army...

Ancestry of “afdeling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
2Middle Dutch-inge—
3Old Dutch-inga—

Words derived from “afdeling”

  • afdeling
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