Where does “Besansegel” come from?
Besansegel (German) comes from German Besan, from Dutch bezaan, from Middle Dutch besaen, from Middle Dutch mesane, from Italian mezzana, from Italian mezzano, from Latin mediānus, from Latin medius — to put, to place; to locate.
Besansegel (German): mizzensail
Definitions
- mizzensail
Ancestry of “Besansegel”, step by step
Besansegel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Besan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Besan | mizzen, mizzensail |
| 2 | Dutch | bezaan | mizzenmast; mizzensail |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | besaen | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mesane | — |
| 5 | Italian | mezzana | female equivalent of mezzano |
| 6 | Italian | mezzano | average, mean, middle, medium; mizzen; procurer |
| 7 | Latin | mediānus | middle, central |
| 8 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 9 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 10 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |