Besan
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- (nautics) mizzen, mizzensail
- (nautics) mizzen, mizzenmast
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish bezaan.
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
bezaan
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bezaan Dutch, Flemish
- bezaanmast Dutch, Flemish
- bezaansmast Dutch, Flemish
- besaen Middle Dutch