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Where does “kwetsen” come from?

kwetsen (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

kwetsen (Dutch): to hurt; to wound, to injure; to offend, to...

Definitions

  1. to hurt; to wound, to injure; to offend, to...

Ancestry of “kwetsen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kwetsen”

  • onkwetsbaar
  • kwetsbaar
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