Where does “exportgewas” come from?
exportgewas (Dutch) comes from Dutch export, from French export, from French exporter, from Latin exporto, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
exportgewas (Dutch): cash crop
Ancestry of “exportgewas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | export | export |
| 2 | French | export | export |
| 3 | French | exporter | to export |
| 4 | Latin | exporto | I carry out; I export; I banish; I send away |
| 5 | Latin | portō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |