Where does “aanhoudingsbevel” come from?

aanhoudingsbevel (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanhouding, from Dutch -ing, from Middle Dutch -inge, from Old Dutch -inga.

aanhoudingsbevel (Dutch): arrest warrant

Definitions

  1. arrest warrant

Ancestry of “aanhoudingsbevel”, step by step

aanhoudingsbevel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aanhouding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanhoudingarrest, detention
2Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
3Middle Dutch-inge
4Old Dutch-inga

via Dutch bevel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbevelorder, command
2Middle Dutchbeveel
Every word from Old Dutch -ingaEvery word from Dutch -ingEvery word from Dutch aanhouding