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Where does β€œbewray” 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 arrΔ“dō, from Gothic πŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπƒ β€” whale, sea monster; abyss.

bewray (English): To accuse; malign; speak evil of; To reveal,...

Definitions

  1. To accuse; malign; speak evil of; To reveal,...

Ancestry of β€œbewray”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishberayTo make foul; befoul; soil
2EnglishRayβ€”
3Middle Englishrayenβ€”
4EnglisharrayClothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out...
5Middle Englisharrayenβ€”
6Anglo-Normanarraierβ€”
7LatinarrΔ“dō—
8GothicπŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπƒβ€”
9Proto-Germanicgaraidazready, arranged, prepared
10Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±Γ³mbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±eDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkytβ€”
14RussianΠΊΠΈΡ‚whale; genitive plural of ки́та
15Old Church SlavonicΠΊΠΈΡ‚ΡŠwhale
16Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

Words derived from β€œbewray”

  • bewrayment
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτος β†’