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Where does “oorlogen” come from?

oorlogen (Dutch) comes from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

oorlogen (Dutch): to wage war

Definitions

  1. to wage war

Ancestry of “oorlogen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
2Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
3Old Dutch-en—
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “oorlogen”

  • beoorlogen
  • veroorlogen
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