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Where does “funderen” come from?

funderen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch funderen, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

funderen (Dutch): to found, to place a foundation under; to found,...

Definitions

  1. to found, to place a foundation under; to found,...

Ancestry of “funderen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchfunderen—
2Latinfundō—
3Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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