Where does “beggardom” come from?
beggardom (English) comes from English beggar, from Middle English beggere, from Middle English beggen, from Old English becgan, from Old English bedecian, from Old English bedu, from Proto-Celtic betuyā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷetu-yo-s — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
beggardom (English): The realm or state of beggars
Definitions
- The realm or state of beggars
Ancestry of “beggardom”, step by step
beggardom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beggar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beggar | A person who begs; A person suffering from... |
| 2 | Middle English | beggere | A beggar one who begs for alms |
| 3 | Middle English | beggen | to beg |
| 4 | Old English | becgan | — |
| 5 | Old English | bedecian | to beg |
| 6 | Old English | bedu | request; prayer; supplication; religious worship |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | betuyā | birch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷetu-yo-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |