vlijt

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch vlijt, from Old Dutch *flīt, from Proto-West Germanic *flīt, from Proto-Germanic *flītaz, for which compare Proto-West Germanic *flītan (“to strive”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vlɛi̯t/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯t

Noun[edit]

vlijt f or m (uncountable)

  1. diligence

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “vlijt1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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