Where does “huiszoekingsbevel” come from?

huiszoekingsbevel (Dutch) comes from Dutch bevel, from Middle Dutch beveel.

huiszoekingsbevel (Dutch): a search warrant, court order authorizing the authorities to search a home as part of a criminal investigation

Definitions

  1. a search warrant, court order authorizing the authorities to search a home as part of a criminal investigation

Ancestry of “huiszoekingsbevel”, step by step

huiszoekingsbevel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bevel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbevelorder, command
2Middle Dutchbeveel

via Dutch huiszoeking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhuiszoekinga house-search, thorough search of a home or other privately owned real estate as part of an official (notably judicial) investigation
Every word from Middle Dutch beveelEvery word from Dutch bevel