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Where does “doele” come from?

doele (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch duola, from Proto-Germanic dōlijǭ.

doele (Middle Dutch): ditch that separated two fields

Definitions

  1. ditch that separated two fields

Ancestry of “doele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchduola—
2Proto-Germanicdōlijǭ—

Words derived from “doele”

  • doelvrouw
  • doeleinde
  • doelsaldo
  • doeltreffend
  • doelloos
  • doelverdediger
  • doelman
  • doelwachter
  • doel
  • doelmatig
  • doelgroep
  • doelstelling
Every word from Proto-Germanic dōlijǭ →