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Where does “natuurwet” come from?

natuurwet (Dutch) comes from Dutch natuur, from Middle Dutch nature, from Old French nature, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

natuurwet (Dutch): natural law; law of nature, physical law;...

Definitions

  1. natural law; law of nature, physical law;...

Ancestry of “natuurwet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnatuurnature; character
2Middle Dutchnaturenature, force of nature; laws of nature, natural...
3Old Frenchnaturenature
4Latinnātūra—
5Latinnātus—
6Latingnātus—
7Proto-Italicgnātos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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