Old Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *biswīkwan. Equivalent to bi- +‎ *swīcan. Cognate with Old English beswican.

Verb edit

biswīcan

  1. to make stumble, to make fall down
  2. to deceive

Inflection edit

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Descendants edit

  • Middle Dutch: beswiken

Further reading edit

  • biswīkan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012