Where does “bezuipen” come from?
bezuipen (Dutch) comes from Dutch zuipen, from Middle Dutch supen, from Old Dutch sūpan, from Proto-Germanic sūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb-.
bezuipen (Dutch): to get drunk
Ancestry of “bezuipen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zuipen | to swig, to drink heavily, to guzzle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | supen | to drink, to slurp |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sūpan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sūpaną | to drink; sip; slurp; gulp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *sewb- | — |