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Where does “vergeeflijk” come from?

vergeeflijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijk, from Dutch lijkwagen, from Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch wāgen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

vergeeflijk (Dutch): forgivable

Definitions

  1. forgivable

Ancestry of “vergeeflijk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2DutchlijkwagenA hearse, a funerary vehicle
3DutchwagenA wagon, carriage; A cart; An automobile, car,...
4Middle Dutchwāgen—
5Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
6Old Dutch-en—
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “vergeeflijk”

  • onvergeeflijk
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