Where does “buitengewoon” come from?
buitengewoon (Dutch) comes from Dutch buiten, from Middle Dutch buten, from Old Dutch būtan, from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan.
buitengewoon (Dutch): extraordinary; extraordinarily, extremely, very
Definitions
- extraordinary; extraordinarily, extremely, very
Ancestry of “buitengewoon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | buiten | outside; outside, out of; A mansion and its... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | buten | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | būtan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *biūtan | — |