Where does “bedeafen” come from?
bedeafen (English) comes from English deafen, from English Deaf, from Middle English def, from Old English dēaf, from Proto-West Germanic daub, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
bedeafen (English): To deafen
Ancestry of “bedeafen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deafen | To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently;... |
| 2 | English | Deaf | Of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf... |
| 3 | Middle English | def | — |
| 4 | Old English | dēaf | deaf |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daub | stunned; deaf |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daubaz | stunned; deaf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |