Where does “toevoeging” come from?
toevoeging (Dutch) comes from Dutch toevoegen, 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.
toevoeging (Dutch): additive
Ancestry of “toevoeging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | toevoegen | to add |
| 2 | Dutch | voegen | to place, to put; to add; to grout |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | voegen | to join, to unite; to fit, to adjust/align... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fuogen | to bring together |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fōgijan | to fit together, to join |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōgijaną | to fit or join together |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōgō | joint, slot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |