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Where does “wezen” come from?

wezen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

wezen (Dutch): A being, creature; system, sector, institution;...

Definitions

  1. A being, creature; system, sector, institution;...

Ancestry of “wezen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwēsen—
2Old Dutchwesanto be
3Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
4Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wezen”

  • aanwezigheid
  • wegwezen
  • aanwezig
  • geldwezen
  • wese
  • ware
  • wees
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