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Where does “behagen” come from?

behagen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bihagon, from Proto-Germanic bihagōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-, from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.

Ancestry of “behagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbihagon—
2Proto-Germanicbihagōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱak-branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help
4Proto-Indo-Europeankek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-—

Words derived from “behagen”

  • behagen
  • behaagziek
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