Where does “befielen” come from?
befielen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German bevelhen, from Old High German bifelahan, from Proto-West Germanic bifelhan, from Proto-West Germanic felhan, from Proto-Germanic felhaną, from Proto-Indo-European pele(w)-.
befielen (Luxembourgish): to order, to command
Ancestry of “befielen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | bevelhen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | bifelahan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bifelhan | to recommend, advise; to entrust, confide; to... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | felhan | to push in |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | felhaną | to enter, to go inside; to put inside, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pele(w)- | — |