Where does “liefdesverklaring” come from?

liefdesverklaring (Dutch) comes from Dutch liefde, from Middle Dutch lievede.

liefdesverklaring (Dutch): declaration of love

Definitions

  1. declaration of love

Ancestry of “liefdesverklaring”, step by step

liefdesverklaring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch liefde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchliefdelove
2Middle Dutchlievede—

via Dutch verklaring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverklaringdeclaration, statement; explanation
2Middle Dutchverclaringe—
Every word from Middle Dutch lievede →Every word from Dutch liefde →
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