Where does “besoot” come from?

besoot (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.

besoot (English): To soil with soot; blacken with soot; besmut

Definitions

  1. To soil with soot; blacken with soot; besmut

Ancestry of “besoot”, step by step

besoot 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 soot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsootFine black or dull brown particles of amorphous...
2Middle EnglishsootAlternative form of swete; soot
3Old Englishswōtsweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →