Where does “beschweren” come from?

beschweren (German) comes from Middle High German beswæren, from Old Dutch biswāren, from Proto-Germanic biswērijaną.

beschweren (German): to complain; to weight, to weight down

Definitions

  1. to complain; to weight, to weight down

Ancestry of “beschweren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbeswæren—
2Old Dutchbiswāren—
3Proto-Germanicbiswērijaną—

Words derived from “beschweren”

Every word from Proto-Germanic biswērijaną →Every word from Old Dutch biswāren →Every word from Middle High German beswæren →