Where does “betrunk” come from?

betrunk (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...

betrunk (English): To deprive of its lower course or trunk by...

Definitions

  1. To deprive of its lower course or trunk by...

Ancestry of “betrunk”, step by step

betrunk 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 trunk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtrunk"Part of a body."; "A container."; "A channel for...
2Middle EnglishtronkeA large chest or storage container; A container...
3Old Frenchtroncalms box, tree trunk, headless body; trunk
4Latintruncuslopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantwerḱ-to carve, cut off, trim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-Every word from Proto-Germanic *beunąEvery word from Proto-Germanic biumi