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Where does “vatten” come from?

vatten (Dutch) comes from Dutch vaten, from Middle Dutch vaten, from Old Dutch faton.

vatten (Dutch): to grasp; to grasp mentally, to understand; to...

Definitions

  1. to grasp; to grasp mentally, to understand; to...

Ancestry of “vatten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvaten
2Middle Dutchvaten—
3Old Dutchfaton—

Words derived from “vatten”

  • levensvatbaar
  • vatbaar
  • opvatten
  • opvatting
  • hervatten
  • omvatten
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