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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | welter | A general confusion or muddle; A tossing or... |
| 2 | Middle English | welteren | — |
| 3 | English | welt | To roll; revolve; A ridge or lump on the skin, as... |
| 4 | German | welt | world |
| 5 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 6 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
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... |