Where does “beflea” come from?
beflea (English) comes from English flea, from Middle English fle, from Old English flēa, from Proto-West Germanic flauh, from Proto-Germanic flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.
beflea (English): To pester, as fleas do
Ancestry of “beflea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flea | A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order... |
| 2 | Middle English | fle | flea |
| 3 | Old English | flēa | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flauh | flea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flauhaz | flea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plówkos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plúsis | flea |