Where does “verloskundige” come from?

verloskundige (Dutch) comes from Dutch verloskunde, from Dutch verlossen, from Dutch lossen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

verloskundige (Dutch): midwife either gender

Definitions

  1. midwife either gender

Ancestry of “verloskundige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverloskundemidwifery
2DutchverlossenTo free; To redeem; To attend the birth of an...
3Dutchlossento unload; to dump
4Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
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
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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