Dutch word belofte comes from Dutch -te, Dutch beloven ((transitive) to promise.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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-te | Dutch (nld) | See ge- -te. A suffix that forms the singular of the past tense of weak verbs, the root of which ends in a voiceless consonant Appended to an adjective, making a feminine noun which refers to the size or quality referred to by the adjective, cognate to -th.. Appended to the stem of a verb, yields a feminine noun which refers to the object of such a verb. |
beloven | Dutch (nld) | (transitive) to promise. |
belofte | Dutch (nld) | Promise, vow, pledge. |