Where does “betwynde” come from?
betwynde (English) comes from English atwind, from Middle English ætwinden, from Old English ætwindan, from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti — to eat.
betwynde (English): To escape
Definitions
- To escape
Ancestry of “betwynde”, step by step
betwynde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English atwind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | atwind | To escape |
| 2 | Middle English | ætwinden | — |
| 3 | Old English | ætwindan | to escape |
| 4 | Old English | æt | eating; at a certain place; at a certain time |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | āt | name |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
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... |