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desem.

sourdough

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdeː.səm/

  1. sourdough

    neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch dêsem, from Old Dutch *thēsimo, from Proto-West Germanic *þaisimō, from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂-. Cognate with Old Saxon *thēsimo, Middle Low German dêsem, Old English þǣsma, Old High German deismo, Middle High German deisme, German Deisam.

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