Where does “Beeilung” come from?
Beeilung (German) comes from German beeilen, from German eilen, from Middle High German īlen, from Old High German īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan.
Beeilung (German): hurry up!; hurry
Ancestry of “Beeilung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | beeilen | to hurry, to hasten, to rush |
| 2 | German | eilen | to hurry, to rush; to be urgent |
| 3 | Middle High German | īlen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | īlen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *īlijan | — |