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Where does “veeartsenijkunde” come from?

veeartsenijkunde (Dutch) comes from Dutch veeartsenij, 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 — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

veeartsenijkunde (Dutch): veterinary medicine

Definitions

  1. veterinary medicine

Ancestry of “veeartsenijkunde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveeartsenijveterinary practice
2DutchveeartsA veterinarian, mainly used for one treating farm...
3Dutchveelivestock, cattle
4Middle Dutchvêe—
5Old Dutchfē—
6Proto-West Germanic*fehu—
7Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “veeartsenijkunde”

  • veeartsenijkundig
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