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Where does “randdebiel” come from?

randdebiel (Dutch) comes from Dutch debiel, from French débile, from Latin dēbilis, from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

randdebiel (Dutch): idiot, moron, imbecile

Definitions

  1. idiot, moron, imbecile

Ancestry of “randdebiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdebielmildly mentally disabled; stupid, idiotic; weak,...
2Frenchdébileweak; dumb, stupid
3Latindēbilis—
4Latindēbeō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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