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Where does “dader” come from?

dader (Dutch) comes from Dutch misdader, from Dutch misdaad, from Middle Dutch misdaet, from Old Dutch misdād, from Proto-Germanic missadēdiz, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dader (Dutch): doer, perpetrator

Definitions

  1. doer, perpetrator

Ancestry of “dader”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmisdaderAlternative form of misdadiger
2Dutchmisdaadcrime
3Middle Dutchmisdaet—
4Old Dutchmisdādmisdeed
5Proto-Germanicmissadēdizmisdeed, wrongful act
6Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dader”

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