Where does “beurtelings” come from?
beurtelings (Dutch) comes from Dutch -lings, from Dutch -ling, from Dutch -ing, from Middle Dutch -inge, from Old Dutch -inga.
beurtelings (Dutch): alternately; alternative, alternating
Definitions
- alternately; alternative, alternating
Ancestry of “beurtelings”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | -lings | describes a manner in which an action proceeds as... |
| 2 | Dutch | -ling | A suffix that describes a person in terms of a... |
| 3 | Dutch | -ing | Creates action nouns referring to the performance... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -inge | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -inga | — |