Where does “beggarwoman” come from?

beggarwoman (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,...

beggarwoman (English): A female beggar

Definitions

  1. A female beggar

Ancestry of “beggarwoman”, step by step

beggarwoman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English beggar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeggarA person who begs; A person suffering from...
2Middle EnglishbeggereA beggar one who begs for alms
3Middle Englishbeggento beg
4Old Englishbecgan
5Old Englishbedecianto beg
6Old Englishbedurequest; prayer; supplication; religious worship
7Proto-Celticbetuyābirch
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷetu-yo-s
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
10Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English woman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwomanAn adult female human; All female humans...
2Middle EnglishwommanAn female adult person; a woman; The female sex...
3Old Englishwīfmannwoman; female servant; woman
4Old Englishmannperson; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult...
5Proto-West Germanicmannperson, human
6Proto-Germanic*mann-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷetu-yo-s