bestuiven
Dutch (Brabantic)
/bəˈstœy̯.və(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to pollinate
- (transitive) to cover with dust or powder, to powder, to bedust
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch bestuven pre from Dutch, Flemish stuiven.
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
stuiven
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bestuiving Dutch, Flemish
- onderstuiven Dutch, Flemish
- stuifdijk Dutch, Flemish
- stuifmeel Dutch, Flemish
- stuifsneeuw Dutch, Flemish
- stuifzand Dutch, Flemish
- stuiven Dutch, Flemish
- verstuiven Dutch, Flemish
- bestuven Middle Dutch
- stuven Middle Dutch
- bestuiwing Afrikaans