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

  1. to embarrass, shame, discompose; to make ashamed...

Ancestry of “abashen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesbahirto amaze
2Vulgar Latin*exbatāre—
3Latinbatodative singular of batus; ablative singular of...
Every word from Latin bato →Every word from Vulgar Latin *exbatāre →Every word from Old French esbahir →