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Where does “bestranged” come from?

bestranged (English) comes from English bestrange, 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...

bestranged (English): Made strange, foreign, or alien; estranged;...

Definitions

  1. Made strange, foreign, or alien; estranged;...

Ancestry of “bestranged”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbestrangeTo make strange, foreign, or alien; alienate;...
2EnglishBe—
3Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
4Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
5Proto-Germanicbiumifirst-person singular present active indicative...
6Proto-Germanic*beuną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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