Where does “bescatter” come from?

bescatter (English) comes from English Be, from Middle English be, from Old English bēo, from Proto-Germanic biumi, from Proto-Germanic *beuną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bescatter (English): To scatter over

Definitions

  1. To scatter over

Ancestry of “bescatter”, step by step

bescatter 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-Germanicbiumifirst-person singular present active indicative...
5Proto-Germanic*beuną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via English scatter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscatterTo separate and go in different directions; to...
2Middle Englishscateren
3Old Englishsceaterian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-