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Where does “voegen” come from?

voegen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch voegen, from Old Dutch fuogen, from Proto-West Germanic fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną, from Proto-Germanic fōgō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

voegen (Dutch): to place, to put; to add; to grout

Definitions

  1. to place, to put; to add; to grout

Ancestry of “voegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvoegento join, to unite; to fit, to adjust/align...
2Old Dutchfuogento bring together
3Proto-West Germanicfōgijanto fit together, to join
4Proto-Germanicfōgijanąto fit or join together
5Proto-Germanicfōgōjoint, slot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “voegen”

  • voorvoegsel
  • vervoeging
  • bijvoegen
  • samenvoegen
  • aanvoegen
  • toevoeging
  • voegwoord
  • achtervoegsel
  • voegsel
  • toevoegen
  • toevoegsel
  • vervoegen
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