Where does “bedimple” come from?

bedimple (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.

bedimple (English): To produce dimples in; to dimple

Definitions

  1. To produce dimples in; to dimple

Ancestry of “bedimple”, step by step

bedimple 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 dimple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdimpleA small depression or indentation in a surface;...
2Middle Englishdympull—
3Proto-Germanicdumpilaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →