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Where does “diversen” come from?

diversen (Dutch) comes from Dutch divers, from Middle Dutch divers, from Old French divers, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.

diversen (Dutch): miscellanies, sundry items

Definitions

  1. miscellanies, sundry items

Ancestry of “diversen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdiversdiverse; several
2Middle Dutchdivers—
3Old Frenchdivers—
4Latindīversus—
5Latindīvertō—
6Latindī-—
7Ancient Greekδί-—
8Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →