betamelijk
Dutch (Brabantic)
/bəˈtaː.mə.lək/
adj
Definitions
- decent, proper
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch betamelijc suffix from Dutch, Flemish betamen (befit, be proper, beseem, behoove, behove, suit).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
betamen
Gloss
befit, be proper, beseem, behoove, behove, suit
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betamen Dutch, Flemish
- betamelijc Middle Dutch
- betamen Middle Dutch