Where does “beflissen” come from?

beflissen (German) comes from German befleißen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

beflissen (German): zealous, keen; studious; obsequious

Definitions

  1. zealous, keen; studious; obsequious

Ancestry of “beflissen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbefleißento endeavour, to make an effort
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “beflissen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from German -en →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →