Where does “biwepen” come from?

biwepen (Middle English) comes from Old English bewēpan, from Proto-West Germanic biwōpijan — to weep over.

Ancestry of “biwepen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbewēpanto weep over, mourn, bewail
2Proto-West Germanicbiwōpijanto weep over
Every word from Proto-West Germanic biwōpijan →Every word from Old English bewēpan →
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