Where does “verdedigingsoorlog” come from?
verdedigingsoorlog (Dutch) comes from Dutch verdediging, from Dutch -ing, from Middle Dutch -inge, from Old Dutch -inga.
verdedigingsoorlog (Dutch): a defensive war
Definitions
- a defensive war
Ancestry of “verdedigingsoorlog”, step by step
verdedigingsoorlog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verdediging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verdediging | defense, defence |
| 2 | Dutch | -ing | Creates action nouns referring to the performance... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -inge | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -inga | — |