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Where does “tokken” come from?
tokken (Dutch) comes from Dutch -elen, from Middle Dutch -elen.
tokken
(Dutch): to pull, tug
Definitions
to pull, tug
Ancestry of “tokken”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Dutch
-elen
frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...
2
Middle Dutch
-elen
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Words derived from “tokken”
tokkelen
aantokkelen
tokkelbaan
tokkelinstrument
Every word from Middle Dutch -elen →