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Where does “ondertekenen” come from?

ondertekenen (Dutch) comes from Dutch tekenen, from Middle Dutch têkenen, from Old Dutch tēkanen, from Proto-Germanic taiknijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ondertekenen (Dutch): to sign, to put a signature under

Definitions

  1. to sign, to put a signature under

Ancestry of “ondertekenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtekenento draw; to sign
2Middle Dutchtêkenen—
3Old Dutchtēkanen—
4Proto-Germanictaiknijanąto show, point
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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