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Where does “kondigen” come from?

kondigen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch condigen, from Middle Dutch condich, from Middle Dutch cont, from Old Dutch cunt, from Proto-West Germanic kunþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþaz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kondigen (Dutch): to announce, to make known

Definitions

  1. to announce, to make known

Ancestry of “kondigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcondigen—
2Middle Dutchcondich—
3Middle Dutchcont—
4Old Dutchcuntknown, familiar
5Proto-West Germanickunþknown
6Proto-Germanickunþazpast participle of *kunnaną; known
7Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kondigen”

  • aankondigen
  • aankondiger
  • afkondigen
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