Where does โbewrayโ come from?
bewray (English) comes from English beray, from English Ray, from Middle English rayen, from English array, from Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier, from Latin arrฤdล, from Gothic ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ธ๐ โ whale, sea monster; abyss.
bewray (English): To accuse; malign; speak evil of; To reveal,...
Definitions
- To accuse; malign; speak evil of; To reveal,...
Ancestry of โbewrayโ, step by step
bewray traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beray | To make foul; befoul; soil |
| 2 | English | Ray | also used as a formal given name |
| 3 | Middle English | rayen | โ |
| 4 | English | array | Clothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out... |
| 5 | Middle English | arrayen | โ |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | arraier | โ |
| 7 | Latin | arrฤdล | To advise |
| 8 | Gothic | ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ธ๐ | appointed, ordained |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | garaidaz | ready, arranged, prepared |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | แธฑรณm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | แธฑe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | โ |
| 14 | Russian | ะบะธั | whale; genitive plural of ะบะธฬัะฐ |
| 15 | Old Church Slavonic | ะบะธัั | whale |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | ฮบแฟฯฮฟฯ | whale, sea monster; abyss |
via Middle English bewraien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bewraien | โ |
| 2 | Old English | bewrฤฤกan | โ |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | biwrลgijanฤ | to speak about; tell on; inform of |