Where does “beswiken” come from?
beswiken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch biswīcan, from Proto-Germanic *biswīkwan, from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- — to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...
beswiken (Middle Dutch): to abandon, to forsake
Definitions
- to abandon, to forsake
Ancestry of “beswiken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | biswīcan | to make stumble, to make fall down |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *biswīkwan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyg- | to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,... |