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Where does “ontdekking” come from?

ontdekking (Dutch) comes from Dutch -ing, from Middle Dutch -inge, from Old Dutch -inga.

ontdekking (Dutch): discovery

Definitions

  1. discovery

Ancestry of “ontdekking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
2Middle Dutch-inge—
3Old Dutch-inga—

Words derived from “ontdekking”

  • ontdekkingsreiziger
Every word from Old Dutch -inga →