Where does “bedoubt” come from?
bedoubt (English) comes from English doubt, from Middle English douten, from Old French douter, from Latin dubitō, from Latin dubō, from Latin *dubos, from Indo-European *bʰuH-.
bedoubt (English): To dread; respect; renown
Definitions
- To dread; respect; renown
Ancestry of “bedoubt”, step by step
bedoubt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English doubt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doubt | To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | douten | to be in doubt, feel unsure; to be afraid or... |
| 3 | Old French | douter | Alternative form of doter |
| 4 | Latin | dubitō | to waver (in opinion), be uncertain, doubt, question, be in doubt |
| 5 | Latin | dubō | — |
| 6 | Latin | *dubos | — |
| 7 | Indo-European | *bʰuH- | — |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |