Where does “bepucker” come from?

bepucker (English) comes from English pucker, from English poke, from Middle English poke, from Anglo-Norman poke, from Frankish *pokō, from Proto-Germanic *puhô, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

bepucker (English): To pucker

Definitions

  1. To pucker

Ancestry of “bepucker”, step by step

bepucker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pucker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuckerTo pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to...
2EnglishpokeTo prod or jab with an object such as a finger or...
3Middle Englishpokesack, pouch, bag
4Anglo-Normanpokesack
5Frankish*pokō
6Proto-Germanic*puhôbag
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

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-Germanicbiumifirst-person singular present active indicative...
5Proto-Germanic*beuną
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew-