Where does “beghus” come from?

beghus (Cornish) comes from Middle English begh, from Old English bēag, from Proto-West Germanic *baug, from Proto-Germanic baugaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

beghus (Cornish): burdensome, onerous

Definitions

  1. burdensome, onerous

Ancestry of “beghus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbegh—
2Old Englishbēaga ring, bracelet, collar, garland, crown,...
3Proto-West Germanic*baugring, bracelet
4Proto-Germanicbaugaza bend; bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →