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

  1. alternately; alternative, alternating

Ancestry of “beurtelings”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-lingsdescribes a manner in which an action proceeds as...
2Dutch-lingA suffix that describes a person in terms of a...
3Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
4Middle Dutch-inge
5Old Dutch-inga
Every word from Old Dutch -ingaEvery word from Dutch -ingEvery word from Dutch -ling