Where does “believen” come from?

believen (Dutch) comes from Dutch lieven, from Middle Dutch lieven, from Old Dutch lievon.

believen (Dutch): to please, to appease

Definitions

  1. to please, to appease

Ancestry of “believen”, step by step

believen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lieven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlievento love; to care about, to like; to value
2Middle Dutchlievento love
3Old Dutchlievon—

via Middle Dutch believen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbelieven—
Every word from Old Dutch lievon →Every word from Middle Dutch lieven →Every word from Dutch lieven →