Where does “beknight” come from?

beknight (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.

beknight (English): To make a knight of

Definitions

  1. To make a knight of

Ancestry of “beknight”, step by step

beknight 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 Knight

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKnightfor someone who was a mounted soldier
2Middle Englishknightknight
3Old Englishcnihtboy; servant, attendant; male of high military...
4Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →