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Where does “beperkt” come from?

beperkt (Dutch) comes from Dutch beperken, from Dutch perk, from Middle Dutch perc, from Old Dutch perk, from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

beperkt (Dutch): restricted, limited

Definitions

  1. restricted, limited

Ancestry of “beperkt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeperkento limit, to curtail, to restrict, to constrain;...
2Dutchperka delimited piece of ground, e.g. a flowerbed
3Middle Dutchperc—
4Old Dutchperk—
5Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
6Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

Words derived from “beperkt”

  • onbeperkt
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