Where does “vermindering” come from?

vermindering (Dutch) comes from Dutch -ing, from Middle Dutch -inge, from Old Dutch -inga.

vermindering (Dutch): reduction, abatement, decrease, diminishment,...

Definitions

  1. reduction, abatement, decrease, diminishment,...

Ancestry of “vermindering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
2Middle Dutch-inge
3Old Dutch-inga
Every word from Old Dutch -ingaEvery word from Dutch -ingEvery word from Middle Dutch -inge