Where does “wanbetaler” come from?

wanbetaler (Dutch) comes from Dutch wan-, from Middle Dutch wan-, from Old Dutch wan-, from Proto-Germanic wana-, from Proto-Germanic wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

wanbetaler (Dutch): bad payer, defaulter

Definitions

  1. bad payer, defaulter

Ancestry of “wanbetaler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwan-Preceding nouns, verbs and adjectives with the...
2Middle Dutchwan-—
3Old Dutchwan-—
4Proto-Germanicwana-wan-, lacking
5Proto-Germanicwanazlacking, deficient, absent; accustomed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →
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