Where does “beschnitten” come from?
beschnitten (German) comes from German beschneiden, from Middle Dutch besniden.
beschnitten (German): circumcised; inflection of beschneiden:
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Definitions
- circumcised; inflection of beschneiden:
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Ancestry of “beschnitten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | beschneiden | to circumcise; to trim; to prune |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | besniden | — |