Dutch word gevang comes from Dutch ge-, Dutch vangen ((transitive) to catch.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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ge- | Dutch (nld) | See ge- -te. Used with a verb stem to create a neuter uncountable noun referring to an action or its result, seen as a single collective whole. Comparable to English -ing (although that forms countable nouns, as it does in Dutch). (obsolete, no longer productive) Forms perfective verbs from other verbs with a sense of completeness, or simply as an intensifier.. Used for forming the past [...] |
vangen | Dutch (nld) | (transitive) to catch. |
gevang | Dutch (nld) | Prison. |