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Where does “bimenen” come from?

bimenen (Middle English) comes from Old English bemǣnan — to bemoan, bewail, lament.

Ancestry of “bimenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbemǣnanto bemoan, bewail, lament

Words derived from “bimenen”

  • bemoan
  • bemoaner
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