Where does “bezwangeren” come from?

bezwangeren (Dutch) comes from Dutch zwanger, from Middle Dutch swanger, from Proto-Germanic *swangr.

bezwangeren (Dutch): to impregnate, to make pregnant

Definitions

  1. to impregnate, to make pregnant

Ancestry of “bezwangeren”, step by step

bezwangeren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zwanger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwangerpregnant
2Middle Dutchswanger—
3Proto-Germanic*swangr—

via Dutch be- -en

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

Words derived from “bezwangeren”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *swangr →Every word from Middle Dutch swanger →Every word from Dutch zwanger →