-waarts

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch -waerts < -weerts < -werts, from an adverbial genitive of Proto-Germanic *werdaz, byform of *wardaz (“turned to, facing”). Cognate with German -wärts, English -wards.

Suffix

-waarts

  1. In or towards the direction referred to by the stem onto which this suffix has been appended; the resulting word is an adverb or adjective.

Derived terms
Dutch terms suffixed with -waarts
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