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Where does “buitensporig” come from?

buitensporig (Dutch) comes from Dutch buiten, from Middle Dutch buten, from Old Dutch būtan, from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan.

buitensporig (Dutch): extravagant, lavish, excessive

Definitions

  1. extravagant, lavish, excessive

Ancestry of “buitensporig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuitenoutside; outside, out of; A mansion and its...
2Middle Dutchbuten—
3Old Dutchbūtan—
4Proto-West Germanic*biūtan—
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