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Where does “gemak” come from?

gemak (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gemac, from Old Dutch gimak, from Proto-Germanic gamaką, from Proto-Germanic gamakaz.

gemak (Dutch): convenience; ease, comfort; toilet

Definitions

  1. convenience; ease, comfort; toilet

Ancestry of “gemak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgemac—
2Old Dutchgimak—
3Proto-Germanicgamaką—
4Proto-Germanicgamakaz—

Words derived from “gemak”

  • ongemakkelijk
  • gemakkelijk
  • gemaksvoedsel
  • ongemak
Every word from Proto-Germanic gamakaz →