Where does “bezingen” come from?
bezingen (Dutch) comes from Dutch zingen, from Middle Dutch singen, from Old Dutch singan, from Proto-West Germanic singwan, from Proto-Germanic singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- — to recite; to sing.
bezingen (Dutch): to sing about a specific subject, to besing; to...
Definitions
- to sing about a specific subject, to besing; to...
Ancestry of “bezingen”, step by step
bezingen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zingen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zingen | to sing; to sing, to blab to the police, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | singen | to sing |
| 3 | Old Dutch | singan | to sing |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | singwan | to sing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | singwaną | to sing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sengʷʰ- | to recite; to sing |
via Dutch be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be | — |