Where does “godsdienstoefening” come from?

godsdienstoefening (Dutch) comes from Dutch oefening, from Middle Dutch oefeninge.

godsdienstoefening (Dutch): religious service

Definitions

  1. religious service

Ancestry of “godsdienstoefening”, step by step

godsdienstoefening traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch oefening

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoefeningpractice; exercise
2Middle Dutchoefeninge—

via Dutch godsdienst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgodsdienstreligion
2Middle Dutchgodesdienst—
Every word from Middle Dutch oefeninge →Every word from Dutch oefening →