Where does “behoeden” come from?
behoeden (Dutch) comes from Dutch hoeden, from Middle Dutch hoeden, from Old Dutch huoden, from Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan.
behoeden (Dutch): to protect, watch over; to preserve
Definitions
- to protect, watch over; to preserve
Ancestry of “behoeden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | hoeden | to tend, to look after, to take care of; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hoeden | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | huoden | to heed, to protect; to care for, to tend |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hōdijan | — |
Words derived from “behoeden”