Where does “bezuinigen” come from?

bezuinigen (Dutch) comes from Dutch zuinig, from Middle Dutch sunich.

bezuinigen (Dutch): to economize, to cut the budget

Definitions

  1. to economize, to cut the budget

Ancestry of “bezuinigen”, step by step

bezuinigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zuinig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuinigeconomical, careful with expenses; efficient, not...
2Middle Dutchsunich—

via Dutch be- -en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbe- -enForms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to apply/provide (noun) to"

Words derived from “bezuinigen”

Every word from Middle Dutch sunich →Every word from Dutch zuinig →