Etymology

Dutchophone

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Today it means: Able to speak Dutch; (of a place) in which the majority of the population speaks Dutch. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-
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The story

  1. EnglishDutch
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
  4. Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
  5. English todayDutchophone

From Dutch + -o- + -phone.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.