Where does “vondeling” come from?

vondeling (Dutch) comes from Dutch -ling, from Dutch -ing, from Middle Dutch -inge, from Old Dutch -inga.

vondeling (Dutch): foundling, an abandoned and/or orphaned but timely found and raised child

Definitions

  1. foundling, an abandoned and/or orphaned but timely found and raised child

Ancestry of “vondeling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-lingA suffix that describes a person in terms of a...
2Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
3Middle Dutch-inge
4Old Dutch-inga

Words derived from “vondeling

Every word from Old Dutch -inga
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