Where does “belage” come from?
belage (Dutch) comes from Norwegian Bokmål be, from Danish bede, from Middle Low German bēye, from Latin bēta, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
Definitions
Ancestry of “belage”, step by step
belage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | be | to pray; to ask something of someone |
| 2 | Danish | bede | beet; wether; to ask, request |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bēye | — |
| 4 | Latin | bēta | A beet |
| 5 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Norwegian Bokmål lage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lage | to make (something) |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | låg | a fluid used in the boiling of plant material; a... |
| 3 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 4 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 6 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |