Where does “bifelhan” come from?

bifelhan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic bifelhan, from Proto-West Germanic felhan, from Proto-Germanic felhaną, from Proto-Indo-European pele(w)-.

bifelhan (Old Saxon): to recommend; to give over; to confide

Definitions

  1. to recommend; to give over; to confide

Ancestry of “bifelhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbifelhanto recommend, advise; to entrust, confide; to...
2Proto-West Germanicfelhanto push in
3Proto-Germanicfelhanąto enter, to go inside; to put inside, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpele(w)-—

Words derived from “bifelhan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pele(w)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic felhan →
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