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Where does “bifelhan” come from?

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

bifelhan (Proto-West Germanic): to recommend, advise; to entrust, confide; to...

Definitions

  1. to recommend, advise; to entrust, confide; to...

Ancestry of “bifelhan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bifelhan”

  • befehlen
  • aanbevelen
  • bevelen
  • aanbeveling
  • aanbevelingsbrief
  • aanbevelenswaardig
  • aanbevelingscomité
  • bevēlen
  • bevelen
  • bifelahan
  • bevelhen
  • befielen
  • bevēlen
  • bifelhan
  • bifelan
  • befehlen
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