Where does “beswaddle” come from?
beswaddle (English) comes from English swaddle, from Middle English swathlen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
beswaddle (English): To wrap or envelop in swaddling-clothes
Definitions
- To wrap or envelop in swaddling-clothes
Ancestry of “beswaddle”, step by step
beswaddle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swaddle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swaddle | To bind with long narrow strips of cloth; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | swathlen | To swaddle; to bind a baby in strips of cloth; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |