Where does “bejuggle” come from?
bejuggle (English) comes from English juggle, from Old French jogler, from Latin ioculari, from Latin ioculor, from Latin ioculus, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos — to utter.
bejuggle (English): To confuse; to confound
Definitions
- To confuse; to confound
Ancestry of “bejuggle”, step by step
bejuggle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English juggle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | juggle | To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs,... |
| 2 | Old French | jogler | — |
| 3 | Latin | ioculari | present active infinitive of ioculor |
| 4 | Latin | ioculor | Alternative form of iocor; to jest, to make fun;... |
| 5 | Latin | ioculus | a little jest |
| 6 | Latin | iocus | a joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jokos | word, saying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yokos | word, utterance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |