Where does “belager” come from?
belager (Dutch) comes from Dutch belagen, from Middle Dutch belagen, from Middle Dutch lagen, from Middle Dutch lâge, from Old Dutch lāgi, from Proto-Germanic lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
belager (Dutch): A harasser, crafty and/or persistent assailant,...
Definitions
- A harasser, crafty and/or persistent assailant,...
Ancestry of “belager”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | belagen | to beleaguer, waylay; to vex, harass or beset |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | belagen | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lagen | first/third-person plural present... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lâge | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lāgi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lēgaz | low; flat, level with the ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |