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Where does “beveiliging” come from?

beveiliging (Dutch) comes from Dutch beveiligen, from Dutch veilig, from Middle Dutch veilich, from Proto-West Germanic *failī.

beveiliging (Dutch): protection, security

Definitions

  1. protection, security

Ancestry of “beveiliging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeveiligento protect
2Dutchveiligsafe; safely
3Middle Dutchveilich—
4Proto-West Germanic*failī—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *failī →