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Where does “versnellen” come from?

versnellen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch versnellen.

versnellen (Dutch): to speed up, to accelerate; to surprise, to...

Definitions

  1. to speed up, to accelerate; to surprise, to...

Ancestry of “versnellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchversnellen—

Words derived from “versnellen”

  • versnellingspook
  • versnelling
  • hoekversnelling
  • deeltjesversneller
  • versneller
  • versnellingsbak
  • persneling
Every word from Middle Dutch versnellen →