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Where does “foeilelijk” come from?

foeilelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch lelijk, from Middle Dutch leetlijc.

foeilelijk (Dutch): shamefully ugly, extremely ugly

Definitions

  1. shamefully ugly, extremely ugly

Ancestry of “foeilelijk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlelijkugly; badly
2Middle Dutchleetlijc—
Every word from Middle Dutch leetlijc →