Where does βbewrayβ 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 arrΔdΕ, from Gothic π²π°ππ°πΉπΈπ β 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 βbewrayβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | beray | To make foul; befoul; soil |
| 2 | English | Ray | β |
| 3 | Middle English | rayen | β |
| 4 | English | array | Clothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out... |
| 5 | Middle English | arrayen | β |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | arraier | β |
| 7 | Latin | arrΔdΕ | β |
| 8 | Gothic | π²π°ππ°πΉπΈπ | β |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | garaidaz | ready, arranged, prepared |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | αΈ±Γ³m | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | αΈ±e | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | β |
| 14 | Russian | ΠΊΠΈΡ | whale; genitive plural of ΠΊΠΈΜΡΠ° |
| 15 | Old Church Slavonic | ΠΊΠΈΡΡ | whale |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | ΞΊαΏΟΞΏΟ | whale, sea monster; abyss |
Words derived from βbewrayβ