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Where does “getrouwd” come from?

getrouwd (Dutch) comes from Dutch trouwen, from Middle Dutch trouwen, from Old Dutch trūon, from Proto-Germanic trūōną.

getrouwd (Dutch): married

Definitions

  1. married

Ancestry of “getrouwd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtrouwento marry; to trust
2Middle Dutchtrouwento marry; to arrange the marriage of, to marry...
3Old Dutchtrūon—
4Proto-Germanictrūōną—

Words derived from “getrouwd”

  • ongetrouwd
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