Where does “be-bonneted” come from?

be-bonneted (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.

be-bonneted (English): Wearing a bonnet

Definitions

  1. Wearing a bonnet

Ancestry of “be-bonneted”, step by step

be-bonneted traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English ED

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
2Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
3EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
4Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
5Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
6Old Englishendungending
7Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
8Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English bonnet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbonnetA type of hat, once worn by women or children,...
2Middle Englishbonetcap, bonnet
3Middle Frenchbonet
4Old Frenchbonetmaterial from which hats are made
5Frankishbunnithat which is bound
6Proto-Germanicbundijąbundle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

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-Germanicbiumifirst-person singular present active indicative...
5Proto-Germanic*beuną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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