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Where does “beslag” come from?

beslag (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch beslach.

beslag (Dutch): arrest, detention; cover; a horseshoe

Definitions

  1. arrest, detention; cover; a horseshoe

Ancestry of “beslag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbeslach—

Words derived from “beslag”

  • beslah
Every word from Middle Dutch beslach →