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Where does “dovenschool” come from?

dovenschool (Dutch) comes from Dutch dove, from Dutch -e, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

dovenschool (Dutch): school for the deaf, where sign language is used

Definitions

  1. school for the deaf, where sign language is used

Ancestry of “dovenschool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdoveA deaf person
2Dutch-esuffix indicating the female form of occupations...
3French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
4Middle French-é—
5Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
6Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
7Proto-Italic-ā—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →