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Where does “vormen” come from?

vormen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vormen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

vormen (Dutch): to form, mold; to make up, constitute; to confirm...

Definitions

  1. to form, mold; to make up, constitute; to confirm...

Ancestry of “vormen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvormento form, to create
2Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
3Old Dutch-en—
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “vormen”

  • omvormen
  • omvorming
  • estervorming
  • vervormen
  • vervorming
  • hervorming
  • stroomomvormer
  • hervormen
  • hervormer
  • omvormer
  • vorming
  • vormsel
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