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Where does “mede-uitvinder” come from?

mede-uitvinder (Dutch) comes from Dutch uitvinder, from Dutch uitvinden, from Dutch vinden, from Middle Dutch vinden, from Old Dutch findan, from Proto-West Germanic finþan, from Proto-Germanic finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

mede-uitvinder (Dutch): co-inventor

Definitions

  1. co-inventor

Ancestry of “mede-uitvinder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitvinderinventor
2Dutchuitvindento invent; to find out
3Dutchvindento find; to find, to come across; to find, to...
4Middle Dutchvindento find; to find, to come across, to encounter;...
5Old Dutchfindanto find
6Proto-West Germanicfinþanto find, to discover, to come upon
7Proto-Germanicfinþanąto find, to discover, to come upon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
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