woestyn
Afrikaans
noun
Definitions
- desert
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish woestijn (desert) inherited from Middle Dutch woestine inherited from Old Dutch wuostinna.
Origin
Old Dutch
wuostinna
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ijswoestijn Dutch, Flemish
- rotswoestijn Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwwoestijn Dutch, Flemish
- woestijn Dutch, Flemish
- woestijnbron Dutch, Flemish
- woestijngebergte Dutch, Flemish
- woestijnlynx Dutch, Flemish
- woestijnrat Dutch, Flemish
- woestijnvijg Dutch, Flemish
- woestijnvos Dutch, Flemish
- woestijnzand Dutch, Flemish
- zandwoestijn Dutch, Flemish
- woestine Middle Dutch
- wuostinna Old Dutch