stalen.
steel, made of steel
Meaning & usage
steel, made of steel
stalen zenuwen
een stalen gewelf
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch stalen, stalin, stalijn, from Old Dutch *stālīn, from Proto-West Germanic *stahlīn, equivalent to staal + -en (“suffix forming adjectives relating to substances”). Cognate with English steelen.
To toughen, harden; to steel.
de gestaalde kaders van de communistische partij
Where this word comes from
From staal (“steel”) + -en (“suffix forming verbs from nouns”).
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