Where does “bezatten” come from?
bezatten (Dutch) comes from Dutch zat, from Middle Dutch sat, from Old Dutch sāt, from Proto-West Germanic *sād, from Proto-Germanic sēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
bezatten (Dutch): to get drunk
Definitions
- to get drunk
Ancestry of “bezatten”, step by step
bezatten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zat | sated, full, especially with alcoholic beverage,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sat | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sāt | satiated |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sād | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sēdiz | seed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |
via Dutch be- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to apply/provide (noun) to" |