word

Afrikaans

/vɔrt/

verb
Definitions
  • to become; to get to change one’s state

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish worden (become) inherited from Middle Dutch werden inherited from Old Dutch werthan inherited from Proto-Germanic *werþaną (become, happen, turn, turn into, come into being, come about).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*werþaną

Gloss

become, happen, turn, turn into, come into being, come about

Concept
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Miscellaneous function words

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