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Where does “niet-moedertaalspreker” come from?

niet-moedertaalspreker (Dutch) comes from Dutch moedertaalspreker, from Dutch moedertaal, from Dutch moeder, from Dutch bord, from Middle Dutch bort, from Old Dutch bort, from Proto-West Germanic bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą — top, tip, point.

niet-moedertaalspreker (Dutch): non-native speaker

Definitions

  1. non-native speaker

Ancestry of “niet-moedertaalspreker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoedertaalsprekernative speaker
2Dutchmoedertaalmother tongue; ancestral language
3Dutchmoedermother, female parent; womb
4Dutchbordplate, dish; sign; board
5Middle Dutchbort—
6Old Dutchbortboard, plank
7Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
8Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
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