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Where does “veinzen” come from?

veinzen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vensen, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

veinzen (Dutch): to feign, pretend

Definitions

  1. to feign, pretend

Ancestry of “veinzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvensento make up, to think of; to make up, to...
2Latinfingō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
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