Where does “beschlagen” come from?

beschlagen (German) comes from Middle High German beslahen, from Old High German bislahan.

beschlagen (German): to coat with condensation, fog up, steam up; to...

Definitions

  1. to coat with condensation, fog up, steam up; to...

Ancestry of “beschlagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbeslahen—
2Old High Germanbislahan—
Every word from Old High German bislahan →Every word from Middle High German beslahen →