Where does “bespiegelen” come from?

bespiegelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch spiegelen — to mirror.

bespiegelen (Dutch): to contemplate, to reflect on

Definitions

  1. to contemplate, to reflect on

Ancestry of “bespiegelen”, step by step

bespiegelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch spiegelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspiegelento mirror

via Dutch be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbe
Every word from Dutch spiegelen
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