Where does “folteren” come from?

folteren (Dutch) comes from German foltern, from Latin poletrus.

folteren (Dutch): to torture, to torment, to agonize

Definitions

  1. to torture, to torment, to agonize

Ancestry of “folteren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfolternto torture
2Latinpoletrus—

Words derived from “folteren”

Every word from Latin poletrus →Every word from German foltern →
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