Where does “befelje” come from?

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

befelje (West Frisian): to order, to command

Definitions

  1. to order, to command

Ancestry of “befelje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbifela—
2Proto-West Germanicbifelhanto recommend, advise; to entrust, confide; to...
3Proto-West Germanicfelhanto push in
4Proto-Germanicfelhanąto enter, to go inside; to put inside, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpele(w)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pele(w)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic felhan →