afwachting etymology

Dutch word afwachting comes from Dutch -ing, Dutch afwachten

Detailed word origin of afwachting

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-ing Dutch (nld) (no longer productive) Forms nouns for a person originating from a place or family. Creates action nouns referring to the performance of a verb, or the result thereof.
afwachten Dutch (nld) (transitive) to wait (for), to await. (transitive, Limburg) to expect.
afwachting Dutch (nld) Expectation.

Words with the same origin as afwachting

Descendants of -ing
bedoeling bemanning bescherming beslissing beveiliging beweging ervaring leiding mening omgeving ontmoeting oplossing overwinning poging regering rekening richting verandering verdediging verdieping vergadering vergissing verklaring vertaling waarschuwing