Where does “ageren” come from?
ageren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ageren, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
ageren (Dutch): to act; to campaign, to fight
Definitions
- to act; to campaign, to fight
Ancestry of “ageren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | ageren | — |
| 2 | Latin | agō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |