Where does “beschleunigen” come from?

beschleunigen (German) comes from German schleunig — speedy, quick, rapid, prompt.

beschleunigen (German): to accelerate

Definitions

  1. to accelerate

Ancestry of “beschleunigen”, step by step

beschleunigen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German schleunig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschleunigspeedy, quick, rapid, prompt

via German be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbe

via German en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanen

Words derived from “beschleunigen

Every word from German schleunig