Where does “bedrivel” come from?

bedrivel (English) comes from English Be, from Middle English be, from Old English bēo, from Proto-Germanic biumi, from Proto-Germanic *beuną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bedrivel (English): to drivel on, to put or spill saliva on

Definitions

  1. to drivel on, to put or spill saliva on

Ancestry of “bedrivel”, step by step

bedrivel 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-Germanicbiumifirst-person singular present active indicative...
5Proto-Germanic*beuną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via English drivel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdrivelsenseless talk; nonsense; saliva, drool; A fool;...
2Middle Englishdrevelen
3Old Englishdreflianto drivel, slobber, slaver
4Proto-Germanicdrablijaną
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerebʰ-cloudy, turbid; yeast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-Every word from Proto-Germanic *beunąEvery word from Proto-Germanic biumi