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Where does “afgelasting” come from?

afgelasting (Dutch) comes from Dutch afgelasten, from Dutch gelasten, from Dutch ge-, from Middle Dutch ge-, from Old Dutch gi-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

afgelasting (Dutch): cancellation

Definitions

  1. cancellation

Ancestry of “afgelasting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafgelastento cancel, nullify
2Dutchgelastento order, to command
3Dutchge-Used for forming the past participle; Used with a...
4Middle Dutchge-—
5Old Dutchgi-Used for forming the past participle; Forms...
6Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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