Where does “bescare” come from?
bescare (English) comes from English scare, from Middle English sker, from Middle English skerren, from Old Norse skirra, from Proto-Germanic skirzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
bescare (English): To fill with fright; scare all over; scare...
Definitions
- To fill with fright; scare all over; scare...
Ancestry of “bescare”, step by step
bescare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scare | A minor fright; A cause of slight terror;... |
| 2 | Middle English | sker | Terror, fright |
| 3 | Middle English | skerren | to frighten |
| 4 | Old Norse | skirra | frighten; to frighten; to shrink away from, shun;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skirzijaną | to shoo, scare off |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
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-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |