Where does “bepraiser” come from?

bepraiser (English) comes from English bepraise, from English be-, from Middle English bi-, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

bepraiser (English): One who bepraises

Definitions

  1. One who bepraises

Ancestry of “bepraiser”, step by step

bepraiser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bepraise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbepraiseTo praise greatly or extravagantly
2Englishbe-By, near, next to, around, close to; Around;...
3Middle Englishbi-A prefix forming transitive verbs from any content word, often denoting completion or thoroughness
4Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
5Old Englishlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
6Proto-West Germanicby, at; near, around
7Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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