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Where does “kwetsbaar” come from?

kwetsbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch kwetsen, from Middle Dutch quetsen, from Old Dutch quezzon, from Old French quasser, from Latin quassō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

kwetsbaar (Dutch): vulnerable

Definitions

  1. vulnerable

Ancestry of “kwetsbaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkwetsento hurt; to wound, to injure; to offend, to...
2Middle Dutchquetsen—
3Old Dutchquezzon—
4Old Frenchquasserto break; to annul; to quash
5Latinquassō—
6Latin-tō—
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus—
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “kwetsbaar”

  • onkwetsbaar
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