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@etymologically.bsky.social@etymologically.bsky.social → @etymologically.comWhere does “beleaguer” come from? Beleaguer is probably borrowed from Dutch belegeren (“to besiege”), from Dutch be- (“around”) + leger (“camp”). Barnhart prefers Low German belegeren, a word of the same form. #etymology
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