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Where does “afwateringskanaal” come from?

afwateringskanaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch afwatering, from Dutch afwateren, from Dutch af, from Dutch afschetsen, from Dutch schetsen, from Dutch schets, from Italian schizzo, from Latin schedium — to hold; to overpower.

afwateringskanaal (Dutch): drainage channel, drainage canal

Definitions

  1. drainage channel, drainage canal

Ancestry of “afwateringskanaal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafwateringdrainage
2Dutchafwaterento drain, to remove water
3Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
4Dutchafschetsento depict, to portray, esp. in a sketch; to...
5Dutchschetsento sketch; to describe with words
6Dutchschetssketch
7Italianschizzosquirt, splash; stain, spot, flake; sketch
8Latinschedium—
9Ancient Greekσχέδιοςnear, close; temporary, offhand, casual,...
10Ancient Greekσχεδόνnear, nearby; nearly, almost
11Ancient GreekἔχωI have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have...
12Proto-Hellenichékʰō—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
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