Where does “bewail” come from?

Bewail comes from Middle English bewailen, meaning to lament or express sorrow for something.

bewail (English): To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for

Definitions

  1. To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for

Ancestry of “bewail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbewailen—

Words derived from “bewail”

Every word from Middle English bewailen →