Where does “beslijpen” come from?
beslijpen (Dutch) comes from Dutch slijpen, from Middle Dutch slipen, from Old Dutch slīpan, from Proto-West Germanic slīpan, from Proto-Germanic slīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.
beslijpen (Dutch): to grind, to remove the rough edges by grinding
Definitions
- to grind, to remove the rough edges by grinding
Ancestry of “beslijpen”, step by step
beslijpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch slijpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slijpen | to sharpen; to grind |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slipen | to sharpen; to grind, to abrade |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slīpan | to sharpen |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slīpan | to grind, to whet, to sharpen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slīpaną | to slide; to grind; to sharpen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sley- | smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear |
via Dutch be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be | — |