Where does “빗발치다” come from?
빗발치다 (Korean) comes from Korean 빗발, from Korean 비, from English Bee, from Middle English been, from Old English bēn, from Proto-Germanic banjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
빗발치다 (Korean): to rain down heavily
Definitions
- to rain down heavily
Ancestry of “빗발치다”, step by step
빗발치다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 빗발
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 빗발 | streaks of rain |
| 2 | Korean | 비 | rain; Alphabet B; broom |
| 3 | English | Bee | someone connected with Barnet Football Club, as a... |
| 4 | Middle English | been | to be; ben; plural of bee |
| 5 | Old English | bēn | prayer, request; prayer, request, petition,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banjō | wound |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-yeh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Korean 치다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 치다 | to hit; to play; to call |