Where does “begeißelt” come from?

begeißelt (German) comes from German Geißel, from Middle High German geisel, from Old High German geisila — whip.

begeißelt (German): whipped, flagellated

Definitions

  1. whipped, flagellated

Ancestry of “begeißelt”, step by step

begeißelt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Geißel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeißelscourge; flagellum
2Middle High Germangeisel—
3Old High Germangeisilawhip

via German T

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanT(on license plates of government cars)

via German be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbe—
Every word from Old High German geisila →Every word from Middle High German geisel →Every word from German Geißel →