Where does “beanspilling” come from?
beanspilling (English) comes from English bean, from Middle English bene, from Old English bēn, from Proto-Germanic banjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
beanspilling (English): The act of spilling the beans
Definitions
- The act of spilling the beans
Ancestry of “beanspilling”, step by step
beanspilling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bean | Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic... |
| 2 | Middle English | bene | gracious, generous, pleasant; neighbourly help,... |
| 3 | Old English | bēn | prayer, request; prayer, request, petition,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | banjō | wound |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-yeh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via English spilling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spilling | The act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid... |
| 2 | English | spill | To drop something so that it spreads out or makes... |
| 3 | Middle English | spillen | To slaughter, eliminate; to cause the death of;... |
| 4 | Old English | spillan | to destroy; spill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spillijaną | to split |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spel- | to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break |