Where does “beadurinc” come from?

beadurinc (Old English) comes from Old English beadu, from Proto-Germanic *badu, from Proto-Germanic badwō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰodʰweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

beadurinc (Old English): warrior

Definitions

  1. warrior

Ancestry of “beadurinc”, step by step

beadurinc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English beadu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbeadubattle, war
2Proto-Germanic*badu—
3Proto-Germanicbadwōbattle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰodʰweh₂battle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab

via Old English rinc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrincman, warrior
2Proto-Germanicrinkizupright man
3Proto-Germanicrinkazstraight, upright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰodʰweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic badwō →
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