Where does “betray” come from?
Betray comes from Middle English betrayen, which combined the prefix be- withtrayen, meaning "to hand over" or "to deliver."
betray (English): To deliver into the hands of an enemy by...
Definitions
- To deliver into the hands of an enemy by...
Ancestry of “betray”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | betrayen | — |
Words derived from “betray”