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Where does “heugenis” come from?

heugenis (Dutch) comes from Dutch -nis, from Old Dutch -nissi, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

heugenis (Dutch): memory, recollection

Definitions

  1. memory, recollection

Ancestry of “heugenis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-nis-ness
2Old Dutch-nissi—
3Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
4Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
5Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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