Where does “esbahir” come from?

esbahir (Middle French) comes from Old French baer, from Medieval Latin batare — to gape; to yawn, gape.

esbahir (Middle French): to shock; to startle

Definitions

  1. to shock; to startle

Ancestry of “esbahir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchbaerAlternative form of beer; to gape
2Medieval Latinbatareto gape; to yawn, gape
Every word from Medieval Latin batare →Every word from Old French baer →