Where does “beguiling” come from?
Beguiling derives from English beguile, which combines English guile with the Middle English prefix be-, traced through Old English be- and bī to Frankish wigila, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi and ki-.
beguiling (English): present participle of beguile; A beguilement;...
Definitions
- present participle of beguile; A beguilement;...
Ancestry of “beguiling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | beguile | To deceive or delude; To charm, delight or... |
| 2 | English | guile | Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of... |
| 3 | Middle English | gile | gill |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | gile | — |
| 5 | Old French | guile | trickery; deception |
| 6 | Old English | wīl | wile, trick |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wīlą | craft, deceit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
Words derived from “beguiling”