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Where does “beskuit” come from?

beskuit (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch beschuit, from French biscuit, from Medieval Latin biscoctus, from Latin cōctus, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

beskuit (Afrikaans): rusk, Dutch biscuit

Definitions

  1. rusk, Dutch biscuit

Ancestry of “beskuit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeschuitzwieback, rusk
2Frenchbiscuitbiscuit
3Medieval Latinbiscoctusbread, loaf; hardtack
4Latincōctus—
5Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
6Latincōgō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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