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Where does “samenwerking” come from?

samenwerking (Dutch) comes from Dutch samenwerken, from Dutch werken, from Middle Dutch werken, from Old Dutch wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

samenwerking (Dutch): cooperation, working together, collaboration

Definitions

  1. cooperation, working together, collaboration

Ancestry of “samenwerking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsamenwerkento cooperate, collaborate
2Dutchwerkento work, labour; to work, to be effective; to...
3Middle Dutchwerkento act; to work; to practice
4Old Dutchwirkento work; to build, to make
5Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
6Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “samenwerking”

  • samenwerkingsverband
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