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Where does “herbruikbaar” come from?

herbruikbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch herbruiken, from Dutch her-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

herbruikbaar (Dutch): reusable

Definitions

  1. reusable

Ancestry of “herbruikbaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchherbruiken—
2Dutchher-re-; again
3Old Frenchre-re-
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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