Where does “bedrizzle” come from?

bedrizzle (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.

bedrizzle (English): To drizzle upon

Definitions

  1. To drizzle upon

Ancestry of “bedrizzle”, step by step

bedrizzle 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 drizzle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrizzleTo rain lightly; To shed slowly in minute drops...
2Englishdryseling—
3Middle Englishdrysninga falling of dew
4Old Englishdrysnanto extinguish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →