Where does “bewildereth” come from?
bewildereth (English) comes from English bewilder, from English wilder, from English wild, from Middle English wild, from Old English wilde, from Proto-West Germanic wilþī, from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
bewildereth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
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- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “bewildereth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bewilder | To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone,... |
| 2 | English | wilder | To bewilder, perplex; comparative form of wild:... |
| 3 | English | wild | Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an... |
| 4 | Middle English | wild | — |
| 5 | Old English | wilde | wild, savage |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wilþī | wild |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wilþijaz | wild |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |