Where does “bedelen” come from?

bedelen (Dutch) comes from Old English bedælan, from Old English be, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

bedelen (Dutch): to beg for alms or handouts; to pray; to assign,...

Definitions

  1. to beg for alms or handouts; to pray; to assign,...

Ancestry of “bedelen”, step by step

bedelen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bedælan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbedælanto deprive
2Old Englishbeby
3Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
4Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch delen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdelenTo divide, to split up; To share; To divide
2Middle Dutchdêlento share, to distribute
3Old Dutchdēlen—
4Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

via Middle Dutch bēdelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbēdelen—
2Old Dutchbedalonto beg

Words derived from “bedelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →