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Where does “nakend” come from?

nakend (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nakent, from Middle Dutch naket, from Old Dutch nakot, from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

nakend (Dutch): naked

Definitions

  1. naked

Ancestry of “nakend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnakent—
2Middle Dutchnaket—
3Old Dutchnakot—
4Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
5Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
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