Where does “bescorn” come from?
bescorn (English) comes from English scorn, from English scarn, from Old French escarn, from Vulgar Latin escarnire, from Proto-Germanic skarnjan, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
bescorn (English): To treat with scorn
Definitions
- To treat with scorn
Ancestry of “bescorn”, step by step
bescorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scorn | To feel or display contempt or disdain for... |
| 2 | English | scarn | dung |
| 3 | Old French | escarn | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | escarnire | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skarnjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skeraną | to shear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
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... |