Where does “oefenen” come from?

oefenen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch oeven, from Old Dutch uoven, from Proto-Germanic ōbijaną — to perform, practice.

Ancestry of “oefenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchoevento practice
2Old Dutchuoven—
3Proto-Germanicōbijanąto perform, practice

Words derived from “oefenen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic ōbijaną →Every word from Old Dutch uoven →Every word from Middle Dutch oeven →
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