Where does “披頭四” come from?

披頭四 (Chinese) comes from English Beatles, from English beat, from Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

披頭四 (Chinese): Beatles influential British rock music quartet in the 1960s

Definitions

  1. Beatles influential British rock music quartet in the 1960s

Ancestry of “披頭四”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeatlesplural of Beatle
2EnglishbeatA stroke; a blow; A pulsation or throb; A pulse...
3Middle EnglishbetenTo beat; to repeatedly strike or hit
4Old Englishbēatanto thrash, beat; to beat, pound, strike, lash,...
5Proto-West Germanicbautanto beat
6Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-