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Where does “bejaarde” come from?

bejaarde (Dutch) comes from Dutch -e, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

bejaarde (Dutch): elderly person

Definitions

  1. elderly person

Ancestry of “bejaarde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-esuffix indicating the female form of occupations...
2French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
3Middle French-é—
4Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
5Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
6Proto-Italic-ā—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “bejaarde”

  • bejaardenpartij
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →