Where does “bestud” come from?

bestud (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.

bestud (English): To set with or as with studs; adorn with bosses

Definitions

  1. To set with or as with studs; adorn with bosses

Ancestry of “bestud”, step by step

bestud 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 stud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstudA male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding
2Middle Englishstood—
3Old Englishstōdenclosure for horses
4Proto-Germanicstōdąa herd of horses
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →