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Where does “dijkbewaking” come from?

dijkbewaking (Dutch) comes from Dutch bewaking, from Dutch bewaken, from Old English bewacian, from Old English wācian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.

dijkbewaking (Dutch): the act of guarding a dike during a storm or...

Definitions

  1. the act of guarding a dike during a storm or...

Ancestry of “dijkbewaking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewakingsurveillance, watch
2Dutchbewakento watch over, to guard
3Old Englishbewacianto keep watch over
4Old Englishwācian—
5Old English-ianForms verbs from nouns and adjectives
6Old English-ōjan—
7Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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