Where does “beggarlike” come from?
beggarlike (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,...
beggarlike (English): Resembling a beggar or some aspect of one: poor,...
Definitions
- Resembling a beggar or some aspect of one: poor,...
Ancestry of “beggarlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | beggar | A person who begs; A person suffering from... |
| 2 | Middle English | beggere | — |
| 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,... |