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Where does “vuursteen” come from?

vuursteen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vuursteen.

vuursteen (Dutch): m A flint, piece of hard fine-grained quartz...

Definitions

  1. m A flint, piece of hard fine-grained quartz...

Ancestry of “vuursteen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvuursteen—

Words derived from “vuursteen”

  • vuursteenslot
  • vuursteengeweer
  • vuursteenpistool
Every word from Middle Dutch vuursteen →