Where does “beknave” come from?

beknave (English) comes from English Be, from Middle English be, from Old English bēo, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic bijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- — to hit, to pierce.

beknave (English): To treat as a knave; To call a knave

Definitions

  1. To treat as a knave; To call a knave

Ancestry of “beknave”, step by step

beknave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce

via English knave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishknaveA boy; especially, a boy servant; Any male...
2Middle Englishknaveson, male child; boy, lad, male child or baby;...
3Old Englishcnafaboy; lad; young man
4Proto-Germanicknabô—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →