vaandel
Dutch
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editEtymology
editFrom earlier vendel (the present form with -aa- is likely influenced by vaan), likely an earlier borrowing from Middle High German venel, diminutive (with umlaut) of vane (German Fahne). By surface analysis, vaan + -el, with epenthetic -d- (compare Dutch daalder).
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Noun
editvaandel n (plural vaandels, diminutive vaandeltje n)
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edit- vaandel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl