Where does “bepuddle” come from?

bepuddle (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.

bepuddle (English): To cover or fill with puddles

Definitions

  1. To cover or fill with puddles

Ancestry of “bepuddle”, step by step

bepuddle 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 puddle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuddleA small pool of water, usually on a path or road;...
2Middle Englishpodel—
3Old Englishpuddditch
4Proto-Germanicpuddaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →