Where does “betag” come from?

betag (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.

betag (English): To furnish with a tag; deck with tags

Definitions

  1. To furnish with a tag; deck with tags

Ancestry of “betag”, step by step

betag 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 TAG

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTAGTight and aggressive; Initialism of...
2Aramaicתגאcrown, diadem, tiara
3Parthian*𐫤𐫀𐫃—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →