Where does “bewelter” come from?

bewelter (English) comes from English welter, from Middle English welteren, from English welt, from German welt, from Middle High German werlt, from Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic weraldi, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

bewelter (English): To welter all over; besmear by weltering

Definitions

  1. To welter all over; besmear by weltering

Ancestry of “bewelter”, step by step

bewelter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English welter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwelterA general confusion or muddle; A tossing or...
2Middle Englishwelteren
3EnglishweltTo roll; revolve; A ridge or lump on the skin, as...
4Germanweltworld
5Middle High Germanwerltworld
6Old High Germanweraltworld
7Proto-West Germanicweraldiworld
8Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
9Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
11Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic weraz