Where does “besmullen” come from?

besmullen (Dutch) comes from Dutch smullen — to eat quickly, to feast.

besmullen (Dutch): to sully, to besmirch, to stain

Definitions

  1. to sully, to besmirch, to stain

Ancestry of “besmullen”, step by step

besmullen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch smullen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsmullento eat quickly, to feast

via Dutch be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbe
Every word from Dutch smullen