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Where does “veeartsenij” come from?

veeartsenij (Dutch) comes from Dutch veearts, from Dutch vee, from Middle Dutch vêe, from Old Dutch fē, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

veeartsenij (Dutch): veterinary practice

Definitions

  1. veterinary practice

Ancestry of “veeartsenij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchveeartsA veterinarian, mainly used for one treating farm...
2Dutchveelivestock, cattle
3Middle Dutchvêe—
4Old Dutchfē—
5Proto-West Germanic*fehu—
6Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “veeartsenij”

  • veeartsenijkunde
  • veeartsenijkundig
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