Where does “Bekjselemp” come from?

Bekjselemp (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Bekjsen, from Middle Low German buxe, from Middle Low German hôse.

Bekjselemp (Plautdietsch): pant leg

Definitions

  1. pant leg

Ancestry of “Bekjselemp”, step by step

Bekjselemp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Bekjsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschBekjsenpants, trousers, slacks
2Middle Low Germanbuxe—
3Middle Low Germanhôse—

via Plautdietsch Lemp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschLemptrouser leg
Every word from Middle Low German hôse →Every word from Middle Low German buxe →Every word from Plautdietsch Bekjsen →