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Where does “bondgenootschap” come from?

bondgenootschap (Dutch) comes from Dutch bondgenoot, from German Bundesgenosse, from German Genosse, from Old High German ginozo, from Old High German ginōz, from Proto-West Germanic *ganaut, from Proto-Germanic ganautaz, from Proto-Germanic ga- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

bondgenootschap (Dutch): alliance

Definitions

  1. alliance

Ancestry of “bondgenootschap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbondgenootally; fellow member of a federation, confederacy,...
2GermanBundesgenosse—
3GermanGenossepartner in something, mate; comrade, fellow...
4Old High Germanginozocomrade
5Old High Germanginōz—
6Proto-West Germanic*ganaut—
7Proto-Germanicganautazassociate, companion, comrade; follower
8Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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