Where does “bezoldigen” come from?
bezoldigen (Dutch) comes from Dutch bezolden, from German besolden, from German Sold, from Middle High German solt, from Old French solt, from Late Latin soldum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos — whole.
bezoldigen (Dutch): to pay salary to
Ancestry of “bezoldigen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | bezolden | Synonym of bezoldigen |
| 2 | German | besolden | to pay a salary to |
| 3 | German | Sold | income of a soldier, conscripts in military or... |
| 4 | Middle High German | solt | — |
| 5 | Old French | solt | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | soldum | pay; nominative neuter singular of soldus;... |
| 7 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |