wel
Betekenis (English)
-
- the opposite of not (used to add positive emphasis to the verb, much like the auxiliaries do or does in affirmative sentences in English)
- no less than, as much as, as many as (expressing amazement)
- fairly
- (dated, dialectal) well
Synonyms
welput
welnu
komaan
welaan
goede gezondheid
hát
nos
voorzeker
en of
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ʋɛl/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle Dutch wel, from Old Dutch *wela, wala, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Compare German wohl, English well, Icelandic vel, Swedish väl, Danish and Norwegian vel.
Nieuw
wellen
-
to soak, to soften by putting into water
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