Where does “becrush” come from?

becrush (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.

becrush (English): To crush

Definitions

  1. To crush

Ancestry of “becrush”, step by step

becrush 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 crush

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrushA violent collision or compression; a crash;...
2Middle Englishcruschento crush, smash, squeeze, squash
3Old Frenchcroissirto crush; to break; to crack; to snap; to crack;...
4Late Latincruscioto brush
5Frankishkrostjanto crush, squeeze, squash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →