Where does “abashen” come from?
abashen (Middle English) comes from Old French esbahir, from Vulgar Latin *exbatāre, from Latin bato — dative singular of batus; ablative singular of...
abashen (Middle English): to embarrass, shame, discompose; to make ashamed...
Definitions
- to embarrass, shame, discompose; to make ashamed...
Ancestry of “abashen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | esbahir | to amaze |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *exbatāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | bato | dative singular of batus; ablative singular of... |
Words derived from “abashen”