Where does “bieg” come from?

bieg (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch biecht, from Middle Dutch biechte, from Old Dutch bigihti.

bieg (Afrikaans): confession of sin to a priest; to confess; to...

Definitions

  1. confession of sin to a priest; to confess; to...

Ancestry of “bieg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbiechtconfession
2Middle Dutchbiechte—
3Old Dutchbigihti—
Every word from Old Dutch bigihti →Every word from Middle Dutch biechte →Every word from Dutch biecht →