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Where does “woonerf” come from?

woonerf (English) comes from Dutch woonerf, from Dutch wonen, from Middle Dutch wōnen, from Old Dutch wonon, from Proto-West Germanic wunēn, from Proto-Germanic wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

woonerf (English): a street in which pedestrians and cyclists have...

Definitions

  1. a street in which pedestrians and cyclists have...

Ancestry of “woonerf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoonerfwoonerf
2Dutchwonento live
3Middle Dutchwōnen—
4Old Dutchwononto live, to dwell
5Proto-West Germanicwunēnto stay, to dwell, to live
6Proto-GermanicwunānąTo be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
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