Where does “bestelling” come from?
bestelling (Dutch) comes from Dutch bestellen, from Dutch eend, from Middle Dutch ent, from Old Dutch ened, from Proto-Germanic anadz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.
bestelling (Dutch): order
Ancestry of “bestelling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bestellen | to order, demand delivery; to deliver |
| 2 | Dutch | eend | duck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ent | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ened | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anadz | duck |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énh₂ts | duck |