Where does “besoothe” come from?
besoothe (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.
besoothe (English): To soothe about or all over; comfort
Definitions
- To soothe about or all over; comfort
Ancestry of “besoothe”, step by step
besoothe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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-West Germanic | *bijā | bee |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bijō | bee |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰī- | to hit, to pierce |
via English soothe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soothe | To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility;... |
| 2 | Middle English | sothen | to prove; to verify, prove the validity of |
| 3 | Old English | sōþian | to verify, prove, confirm, bear witness to; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sanþōną | to prove true, show to be true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |