Where does “bequeste” come from?

bequeste (Middle English) comes from Middle English be, from Old English bēo, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic bijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- — to hit, to pierce.

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-West Germanic*bijābee
4Proto-Germanicbijōbee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →