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

  1. To treat with scorn

Ancestry of “bescorn”, step by step

bescorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscornTo feel or display contempt or disdain for...
2Englishscarndung
3Old Frenchescarn—
4Vulgar Latinescarnire—
5Proto-Germanicskarnjan—
6Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarnjan →