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Where does “verhandelbaar” come from?

verhandelbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch verhandelen, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz — on, onto.

verhandelbaar (Dutch): negotiable; easily sold or traded

Definitions

  1. negotiable; easily sold or traded

Ancestry of “verhandelbaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverhandelento trade, negotiate
2Dutchverfar
3Dutchsluieren—
4Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
5Middle Dutchendeand; end
6Old Dutchendiend
7Proto-West Germanicandīend
8Proto-Germanicandijazend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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