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eten.

to eat

4 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈeː.tə(n)/
  1. to eat

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ēten, from Old Dutch etan, from Proto-West Germanic *etan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti.

noun/ˈeː.tə(n)/
  1. food

    neuter · uncountable
  2. dinner

    neuter · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Gerund of the verb eten.

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