Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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-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

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