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Where does “slopingswerk” come from?

slopingswerk (Dutch) comes from Dutch sloping, from Dutch slopen, from Middle Dutch slôpen, from Old Dutch slōpen, from Proto-Germanic slaupijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

slopingswerk (Dutch): demolition work, demolition job

Definitions

  1. demolition work, demolition job

Ancestry of “slopingswerk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslopingdemolition, the act or process of demolishing
2Dutchslopento demolish
3Middle Dutchslôpen—
4Old Dutchslōpen—
5Proto-Germanicslaupijanąto slip off; to roll up
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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