Where does “be-bearded” come from?

be-bearded (English) comes from English Be, from Middle English be, from Old English bēo, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic bijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- — to hit, to pierce.

be-bearded (English): Having a beard

Definitions

  1. Having a beard

Ancestry of “be-bearded”, step by step

be-bearded traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce

via English bearded

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbeardedsimple past tense and past participle of beard;...
2Middle Englishberded—
3Old Englishġebierdebearded
4Proto-Germanicbardidazbearded
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →