Where does “verstekeling” come from?
verstekeling (Dutch) comes from Dutch -ling, from Dutch -ing, from Middle Dutch -inge, from Old Dutch -inga.
verstekeling (Dutch): stowaway
Ancestry of “verstekeling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | -ling | A suffix that describes a person in terms of a... |
| 2 | Dutch | -ing | Creates action nouns referring to the performance... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -inge | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -inga | — |