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Where does “voorstelling” come from?

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

voorstelling (Dutch): show, performance; presentation; notion, idea;...

Definitions

  1. show, performance; presentation; notion, idea;...

Ancestry of “voorstelling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
2Middle Dutch-inge—
3Old Dutch-inga—

Words derived from “voorstelling”

  • cabaretvoorstelling
Every word from Old Dutch -inga →