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Where does “dusen” come from?

dusen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dūson, from Proto-Germanic dūsōną.

Ancestry of “dusen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdūson—
2Proto-Germanicdūsōną—

Words derived from “dusen”

  • duizen
  • duizelen
  • duizelig
  • duizeling
Every word from Proto-Germanic dūsōną →