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Where does “toevoegen” come from?

toevoegen (Dutch) comes from Dutch voegen, from Middle Dutch voegen, from Old Dutch fuogen, from Proto-West Germanic fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną, from Proto-Germanic fōgō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

toevoegen (Dutch): to add

Definitions

  1. to add

Ancestry of “toevoegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoegento place, to put; to add; to grout
2Middle Dutchvoegento join, to unite; to fit, to adjust/align...
3Old Dutchfuogento bring together
4Proto-West Germanicfōgijanto fit together, to join
5Proto-Germanicfōgijanąto fit or join together
6Proto-Germanicfōgōjoint, slot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “toevoegen”

  • toevoegsel
  • toevoeging
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