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Where does “bespice” come from?

bespice (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...

bespice (English): To season with spice, or with some spicy drug

Definitions

  1. To season with spice, or with some spicy drug

Ancestry of “bespice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBe—
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...
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