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Where does “boodschappen” come from?

boodschappen (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijst, from Italian lista, from Old High German līsta, from Proto-Germanic līstōn.

boodschappen (Dutch): shopping, groceries

Definitions

  1. shopping, groceries

Ancestry of “boodschappen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlijstlist; picture frame
2Italianlistalist, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of...
3Old High Germanlīsta—
4Proto-Germaniclīstōn—

Words derived from “boodschappen”

  • boodschappentas
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