Where does “bēatan” come from?
bēatan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
bēatan (Old English): to thrash, beat; to beat, pound, strike, lash,...
Definitions
- to thrash, beat; to beat, pound, strike, lash,...
Ancestry of “bēatan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
Words derived from “bēatan”