Where does “excuseren” come from?
excuseren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch excuseren, from Middle French excuser, from Old French escuser, from Latin excūsō, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
excuseren (Dutch): to excuse, to pardon, to forgive
Definitions
- to excuse, to pardon, to forgive
Ancestry of “excuseren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | excuseren | — |
| 2 | Middle French | excuser | to excuse; to pardon |
| 3 | Old French | escuser | to excuse oneself; to make excuses |
| 4 | Latin | excūsō | — |
| 5 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |