Where does “verzetsbeweging” come from?

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

verzetsbeweging (Dutch): resistance movement

Definitions

  1. resistance movement

Ancestry of “verzetsbeweging”, step by step

verzetsbeweging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch beweging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewegingmovement, motion; physical activity, exercise;...
2Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
3Middle Dutch-inge
4Old Dutch-inga

via Dutch verzet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverzetresistance; resistance movement; a diversion, an...
Every word from Old Dutch -ingaEvery word from Dutch -ingEvery word from Dutch beweging
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