Where does “bevlijtigen” come from?
bevlijtigen (Dutch) comes from Dutch vlijtig, from Dutch vlijt, from Middle Dutch vlijt, from Old Dutch flīt, from Proto-West Germanic flīt, from Proto-Germanic flītaz.
bevlijtigen (Dutch): to become or be industrious
Definitions
- to become or be industrious
Ancestry of “bevlijtigen”, step by step
bevlijtigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vlijtig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vlijtig | diligent, assiduous |
| 2 | Dutch | vlijt | diligence |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vlijt | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | flīt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | flīt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flītaz | — |
via Dutch be- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to apply/provide (noun) to" |