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Where does “bezwaar” come from?

bezwaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch bezwaren, from Middle Dutch beswâren, from Old Dutch biswāren, from Proto-Germanic biswērijaną.

bezwaar (Dutch): objection; difficulty, obstacle

Definitions

  1. objection; difficulty, obstacle

Ancestry of “bezwaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbezwarento burden
2Middle Dutchbeswâren—
3Old Dutchbiswāren—
4Proto-Germanicbiswērijaną—

Words derived from “bezwaar”

  • bezwaarschrift
  • bezwaarlijk
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