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Where does “vertellen” come from?

vertellen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vertellen.

vertellen (Dutch): to tell

Definitions

  1. to tell

Ancestry of “vertellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvertellen—

Words derived from “vertellen”

  • verteller
  • verhalenverteller
  • verhalenvertelster
  • vertelster
  • doorvertellen
Every word from Middle Dutch vertellen →