bespotten
Dutch (Brabantic)
/bəˈspɔtə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to mock, to scorn
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch bespotten inherited from Old Dutch bispotton affix from Dutch, Flemish spotten (mock).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
spotten
Gloss
mock
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bespottelijk Dutch, Flemish
- spot Dutch, Flemish
- spotprent Dutch, Flemish
- spotschrift Dutch, Flemish
- spotten Dutch, Flemish
- vogelspotter Dutch, Flemish
- bespotten Middle Dutch
- spotten Middle Dutch
- bispotton Old Dutch