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Where does “oefenwedstrijd” come from?

oefenwedstrijd (Dutch) comes from Dutch oefen, from Dutch oefenen, from Middle Dutch oefenen, from Middle Dutch oeven, from Old Dutch uoven, from Proto-Germanic ōbijaną — to perform, practice.

oefenwedstrijd (Dutch): warm-up match

Definitions

  1. warm-up match

Ancestry of “oefenwedstrijd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoefen
2Dutchoefenento practice, train
3Middle Dutchoefenen—
4Middle Dutchoevento practice
5Old Dutchuoven—
6Proto-Germanicōbijanąto perform, practice
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