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Where does “vergoeden” come from?

vergoeden (Dutch) comes from Dutch goed, from Middle Dutch goet, from Old Dutch guot, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

vergoeden (Dutch): to compensate for, to reimburse

Definitions

  1. to compensate for, to reimburse

Ancestry of “vergoeden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgoedgood; correct, right; all right, fine
2Middle Dutchgoetgood
3Old Dutchguotgood
4Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
5Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
6Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “vergoeden”

  • vergoeding
  • schadevergoeding
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