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Where does “stichten” come from?

stichten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stichten, from Old Dutch stiften, from Proto-Germanic stiftijaną.

stichten (Dutch): to found, establish; to cause, allow to occur; to...

Definitions

  1. to found, establish; to cause, allow to occur; to...

Ancestry of “stichten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstichtento found, to build; to found, to institute; to...
2Old Dutchstiften—
3Proto-Germanicstiftijaną—

Words derived from “stichten”

  • stichting
  • brandstichtster
  • brandstichten
  • brandstichting
  • stichter
  • brandstichter
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