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Where does “beoorlogen” come from?

beoorlogen (Dutch) comes from Dutch oorlogen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

beoorlogen (Dutch): to wage war against, to war against

Definitions

  1. to wage war against, to war against

Ancestry of “beoorlogen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoorlogento wage war
2Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en—
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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