Where does “befog” come from?

befog (English) comes from English fog, from Proto-Germanic feukaną, from Proto-Indo-European pug-, from Proto-Indo-European pew- — to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe.

befog (English): To envelop in fog or smoke

Definitions

  1. To envelop in fog or smoke

Ancestry of “befog”, step by step

befog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfogA thick cloud that forms near the ground; the...
2Proto-Germanicfeukanąto whisk; blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpug-billow, bulge, drift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpew-to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe

via Hungarian fog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfogto hold; to take; to catch, to capture
2Proto-Ugricpuŋɜ-to grasp, to catch

Words derived from “befog”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pew- →