Where does “bedwarf” come from?

bedwarf (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.

bedwarf (English): To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth...

Definitions

  1. To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth...

Ancestry of “bedwarf”, step by step

bedwarf 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 Dwarf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDwarf—
2Middle Englishdwerghdwarf
3Old Englishdweorgdwarf
4Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
5Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →