Where does “watje” come from?
watje (Dutch) comes from Dutch watten, from French ouate — cotton wool; first-person singular present...
watje (Dutch): a piece of cotton wool; a wimp, a loser
Definitions
- a piece of cotton wool; a wimp, a loser
Ancestry of “watje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | watten | cotton wool |
| 2 | French | ouate | cotton wool; first-person singular present... |