besig

Afrikaans

/ˈbɪə.səχ/

adj

Definitions

busy

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish bezig (busy) inherited from Middle Dutch bēsich inherited from Old Dutch *bisig inherited from *bisīg (busy, zealous, diligent).

Origin

*bisīg

Gloss

busy, zealous, diligent

Concept

Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Property

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bezig Dutch, Flemish
bezigheid Dutch, Flemish
bezighouden Dutch, Flemish
besig Old English
bisig Old English
bysiġ Old English
besich Middle Dutch
bēsich Middle Dutch
*bisīg gmw-pro
*bisig Old Dutch
*bisig Old Saxon