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Where does “antworde” come from?

antworde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch andworde, from Proto-Germanic andawurdiją, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

antworde (Middle Dutch): answer; affirmation; accountability

Definitions

  1. answer; affirmation; accountability

Ancestry of “antworde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchandworde—
2Proto-Germanicandawurdijąanswer, reply
3Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “antworde”

  • beantwoorden
  • antwoord
  • antwoorden
  • antwoord
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