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Where does “arts” come from?

arts (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ersetere, from Old Dutch ercetere, from Proto-Germanic *arcijātārī.

arts (Dutch): physician, doctor

Definitions

  1. physician, doctor

Ancestry of “arts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchersetere—
2Old Dutchercetere—
3Proto-Germanic*arcijātārī—

Words derived from “arts”

  • veeartsenijkundig
  • veeartsenij
  • veeartsenijkunde
  • dierenarts
  • veearts
  • huisarts
  • kinderarts
  • dopingarts
  • tandarts
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