Where does “bebang” come from?

bebang (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.

bebang (English): To bang about; To give bangs to; style in bangs

Definitions

  1. To bang about; To give bangs to; style in bangs

Ancestry of “bebang”, step by step

bebang 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 bang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbangA sudden percussive noise; A strike upon an...
2Middle Englishbangen—
3Old Norsebangato bang, pound, hammer
4Proto-Germanicbang-to bang; pound; beat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →