Where does “befang” come from?
befang (English) comes from Middle English befon, from Old English befōn, from Old English be-, from Old English hrōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
befang (English): To lay hold on; seize; grasp; catch; clutch; To...
Definitions
- To lay hold on; seize; grasp; catch; clutch; To...
Ancestry of “befang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | befon | — |
| 2 | Old English | befōn | to surround, clasp, include, envelop, encase,... |
| 3 | Old English | be- | a productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 4 | Old English | hrōpan | to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |