Where does “beschermheilige” come from?

beschermheilige (Dutch) comes from Dutch beschermen, from Middle Dutch beschermen, from Old Dutch beskirmen, from Proto-Germanic biskirmijaną.

beschermheilige (Dutch): patron saint

Definitions

  1. patron saint

Ancestry of “beschermheilige”, step by step

beschermheilige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch beschermen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeschermento protect
2Middle Dutchbeschermen—
3Old Dutchbeskirmen—
4Proto-Germanicbiskirmijaną—

via Dutch heilige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheiligesaint
2Middle Dutchheiligesaint; relic, figure of a saint
3Old Dutchhēligo—

Words derived from “beschermheilige”

Every word from Proto-Germanic biskirmijaną →Every word from Old Dutch beskirmen →Every word from Middle Dutch beschermen →