Where does “laagte” come from?

laagte (Dutch) comes from Dutch -te, from Middle Dutch -te, from Old Dutch -ti, from Proto-Germanic -itją, from Proto-Germanic -itjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.

laagte (Dutch): a depression or hollow in a surface, particularly a landscape

Definitions

  1. a depression or hollow in a surface, particularly a landscape

Ancestry of “laagte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-teappended to an adjective, making a feminine noun...
2Middle Dutch-te—
3Old Dutch-ti—
4Proto-Germanic-itjąSuffix denoting the action of verbs ending in...
5Proto-Germanic-itjanąCreates intensive verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-dyé-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dyé- →
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