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Where does “diergeneeskunde” come from?

diergeneeskunde (Dutch) comes from Dutch geneeskunde, from Dutch genezen, from Middle Dutch genesen, from Middle Dutch ge-, from Old Dutch gi-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

diergeneeskunde (Dutch): veterinary medicine

Definitions

  1. veterinary medicine

Ancestry of “diergeneeskunde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeneeskundemedicine
2Dutchgenezento heal
3Middle Dutchgenesento survive; to save; to get better, to heal, to...
4Middle Dutchge-—
5Old Dutchgi-Used for forming the past participle; Forms...
6Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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