Where does “marteling” come from?

marteling (Dutch) comes from Dutch -ing, from Middle Dutch -inge, from Old Dutch -inga.

marteling (Dutch): torture intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony

Definitions

  1. torture intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony

Ancestry of “marteling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
2Middle Dutch-inge
3Old Dutch-inga
Every word from Old Dutch -inga
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