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Where does “schateren” come from?

schateren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schateren, from Old Dutch skateron, from Proto-Germanic skat- — to smash, scatter.

schateren (Dutch): to laugh loudly

Definitions

  1. to laugh loudly

Ancestry of “schateren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschateren—
2Old Dutchskateron—
3Proto-Germanicskat-to smash, scatter

Words derived from “schateren”

  • schaterlach
  • schaterlachen
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