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Where does “daad” come from?

daad (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dâet, from Old Dutch dāt, from Proto-West Germanic dādi, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

daad (Dutch): deed, act

Definitions

  1. deed, act

Ancestry of “daad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdâet—
2Old Dutchdāt—
3Proto-West Germanicdādideed
4Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “daad”

  • heldendaad
  • krachtdaad
  • dadendrang
  • dadeloos
  • gruweldaad
  • wandaad
  • dadelijk
  • geslachtsdaad
  • schanddaad
  • dader
  • dade
  • dader
  • dadelik
  • dalk
  • daad
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