Where does “befgajes” come from?

befgajes (Dutch) comes from Dutch bef, from Middle Dutch beffe, from Old French biffe — striped fabric.

befgajes (Dutch): the legal profession, judges and lawyers

Definitions

  1. the legal profession, judges and lawyers

Ancestry of “befgajes”, step by step

befgajes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbefcollar; an ornamental pair of bands worn hanging...
2Middle Dutchbeffecap, collar
3Old Frenchbiffestriped fabric

via Dutch gajes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgajesriffraff, rabble
2Yiddishגײַעסnon-Jewish people
3Hebrewגיסbrother-in-law; to conscript, to enlist someone,...
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