Where does “bewrayment” come from?
bewrayment (English) comes from English bewray, from English beray, from English Ray, from Middle English rayen, from English array, from Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier, from Latin arrēdō — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
bewrayment (English): The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
Definitions
- The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
Ancestry of “bewrayment”, step by step
bewrayment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bewray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bewray | To accuse; malign; speak evil of; To reveal,... |
| 2 | English | beray | To make foul; befoul; soil |
| 3 | English | Ray | also used as a formal given name |
| 4 | Middle English | rayen | — |
| 5 | English | array | Clothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out... |
| 6 | Middle English | arrayen | — |
| 7 | Anglo-Norman | arraier | — |
| 8 | Latin | arrēdō | To advise |
| 9 | Gothic | 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 | appointed, ordained |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | garaidaz | ready, arranged, prepared |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | Middle Dutch | kitte | a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden... |