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Where does “neware” come from?

neware (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ne ware — were not.

neware (Middle Dutch): except, however, only

Definitions

  1. except, however, only

Ancestry of “neware”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchne warewere not

Words derived from “neware”

  • maar
  • almaar
  • alsmaar
  • maer
  • nemaer
  • maar
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