Where does “beast of venery” come from?

beast of venery (English) comes from English of, from Middle English of, from Old English of, from Old English æf, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

beast of venery (English): A game animal

Definitions

  1. A game animal

Ancestry of “beast of venery”, step by step

beast of venery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English of

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishofAPI; Expressing distance or motion; "Expressing...
2Middle Englishofof; off; until
3Old Englishofof, from, off, out of
4Old Englishæfof
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via English beast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeastAny animal other than a human; usually only...
2Middle Englishbestebest; superlative degree of good; best;...
3Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
4Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old English æf →
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