Where does “opperbevel” come from?

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

opperbevel (Dutch): supreme command

Definitions

  1. supreme command

Ancestry of “opperbevel”, step by step

opperbevel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bevel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbevelorder, command
2Middle Dutchbeveel

via Dutch opper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopper
Every word from Middle Dutch beveel