Where does “beaduscearp” come from?

beaduscearp (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.

beaduscearp (Old English): battle-sharp, keen in fight

Definitions

  1. battle-sharp, keen in fight

Ancestry of “beaduscearp”, step by step

beaduscearp 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 sċearp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċearpsharp
2Proto-West Germanicskarpsharp
3Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰodʰweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic badwō →