Where does “beavering” come from?
beavering (English) comes from English Beaver, from French castor, from Middle French castor, from Old French castor, from Latin Castor, from Ancient Greek Κάστωρ, from Doric Greek κάστον.
beavering (English): Hunting or trapping beaver
Definitions
- Hunting or trapping beaver
Ancestry of “beavering”, step by step
beavering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Beaver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Beaver | A native or resident of the American state of... |
| 2 | French | castor | beaver |
| 3 | Middle French | castor | — |
| 4 | Old French | castor | beaver |
| 5 | Latin | Castor | Castor |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κάστωρ | Castor |
| 7 | Doric Greek | κάστον | — |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |