Where does “befehlen” come from?

befehlen (German) comes from Middle High German bevelhen, from Old High German bifelahan, from Proto-West Germanic bifelhan, from Proto-West Germanic felhan, from Proto-Germanic felhaną, from Proto-Indo-European pele(w)-.

befehlen (German): to command; to order; to give orders; to be in...

Definitions

  1. to command; to order; to give orders; to be in...

Ancestry of “befehlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbevelhen—
2Old High Germanbifelahan—
3Proto-West Germanicbifelhanto recommend, advise; to entrust, confide; to...
4Proto-West Germanicfelhanto push in
5Proto-Germanicfelhanąto enter, to go inside; to put inside, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpele(w)-—

Words derived from “befehlen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pele(w)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic felhan →