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Where does “bequeste” come from?

bequeste (Middle English) comes from Middle English be, from Old English bēo, from Proto-Germanic biumi, from Proto-Germanic *beuną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bequeste (Middle English): Alternative form of biqueste; will, testament,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of biqueste; will, testament,...

Ancestry of “bequeste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
2Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
3Proto-Germanicbiumifirst-person singular present active indicative...
4Proto-Germanic*beuną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “bequeste”

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