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Where does “doordeweeks” come from?

doordeweeks (Dutch) comes from Dutch doordeweek, from Dutch de, from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch thie, from Old Dutch thē, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

doordeweeks (Dutch): on a weekday; everyday, common

Definitions

  1. on a weekday; everyday, common

Ancestry of “doordeweeks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoordeweekon a weekday
2Dutchdethe
3Middle Dutchdiethe; definite article; that, those; who, which,...
4Old Dutchthiethat, that one; that
5Old Dutchthē—
6Proto-Germanic*sa—
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
8Proto-Oceanic*isa—
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