Where does “bevoegdheid” come from?

bevoegdheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch bevoegd, from German befugt — authorized.

bevoegdheid (Dutch): authority, authorization

Definitions

  1. authority, authorization

Ancestry of “bevoegdheid”, step by step

bevoegdheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bevoegd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbevoegdcompetent
2Germanbefugtauthorized

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
Every word from German befugtEvery word from Dutch bevoegd