Where does “betrail” come from?

betrail (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...

betrail (English): To trail over or about

Definitions

  1. To trail over or about

Ancestry of “betrail”, step by step

betrail 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-Germanicbiumifirst-person singular present active indicative...
5Proto-Germanic*beuną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via English trail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrailTo follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something)
2Middle Englishtrailento hang loosely, drag along, drag away
3Old Frenchtraillerto tow; pick up the scent of a quarry
4Vulgar Latintragulareto drag
5Latintrāgulaa javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-