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Where does “geschieden” come from?

geschieden (Dutch) comes from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-West Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

geschieden (Dutch): to occur

Definitions

  1. to occur

Ancestry of “geschieden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboekbook; omasum
2Middle Dutchboecbook; book, tome, volume
3Old Dutchbuok—
4Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
5Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “geschieden”

  • geschiedkunde
  • geschiedenis
  • rechtsgeschiedkundige
  • geschiedkundige
  • geskiedenis
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