Where does “beveiligen” come from?

beveiligen (Dutch) comes from Dutch veilig, from Middle Dutch veilich, from Proto-West Germanic *failī — true, friendly, familiar, good.

beveiligen (Dutch): to protect

Definitions

  1. to protect

Ancestry of “beveiligen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveiligsafe; safely
2Middle Dutchveilich—
3Proto-West Germanic*failītrue, friendly, familiar, good

Words derived from “beveiligen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *failī →Every word from Middle Dutch veilich →Every word from Dutch veilig →