Where does “belegeren” come from?
belegeren (Dutch) comes from Dutch leger, from Middle Dutch leger, from Old Dutch *leger, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
belegeren (Dutch): to besiege
Ancestry of “belegeren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | leger | army, armed forces; form; bed, crib |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | leger | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *leger | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
Words derived from “belegeren”