Where does “belout” come from?
belout (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.
belout (English): To call a lout; To address or speak of with...
Definitions
- To call a lout; To address or speak of with...
Ancestry of “belout”, step by step
belout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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-West Germanic | *bijā | bee |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bijō | bee |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰī- | to hit, to pierce |
via English lout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lout | A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent... |
| 2 | Middle English | louten | To bow; to lower oneself in prostration or... |
| 3 | Old English | lūtan | bend, stoop; to lout, to bow, to stoop, to bend |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lūtaną | to bow down, lout |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewd- | to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch... |