Where does “scare-beggar” come from?

scare-beggar (English) comes from English beggar, from Middle English beggere, from Middle English beggen, from Old English becgan, from Old English bedecian, from Old English bedu, from Proto-Celtic betuyā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷetu-yo-s — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

scare-beggar (English): A scarecrow

Definitions

  1. A scarecrow

Ancestry of “scare-beggar”, step by step

scare-beggar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English beggar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeggarA person who begs; A person suffering from...
2Middle EnglishbeggereA beggar one who begs for alms
3Middle Englishbeggento beg
4Old Englishbecgan
5Old Englishbedecianto beg
6Old Englishbedurequest; prayer; supplication; religious worship
7Proto-Celticbetuyābirch
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷetu-yo-s
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
10Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English scare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscareA minor fright; A cause of slight terror;...
2Middle EnglishskerTerror, fright
3Middle Englishskerrento frighten
4Old Norseskirrafrighten; to frighten; to shrink away from, shun;...
5Proto-Germanicskirzijanąto shoo, scare off
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷetu-yo-s