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 — to make haste, hasten.

Beeilung (German): hurry up!; hurry

Definitions

  1. hurry up!; hurry

Ancestry of “Beeilung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeeilento hurry, to hasten, to rush
2Germaneilento hurry, to rush; to be urgent
3Middle High Germanīlen—
4Old High Germanīlen—
5Proto-West Germanic*īlijanto make haste, hasten
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan →Every word from Old High German īlen →Every word from Middle High German īlen →
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