Where does “bealusiþ” come from?

bealusiþ (Old English) comes from Old English sīþ, from Proto-West Germanic sinþ, from Proto-Germanic sinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

bealusiþ (Old English): a destructive or deadly path

Definitions

  1. a destructive or deadly path

Ancestry of “bealusiþ”, step by step

bealusiþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sīþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsīþjourney, movement, trip, point in time, occasion;...
2Proto-West Germanicsinþjourney, way, path; time, occasion
3Proto-Germanicsinþazjourney, way, path
4Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Old English bealu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbealuharm, evil
2Proto-Germanic*balu—
3Proto-Germanicbalwąevil, misfortune
4Proto-Germanicbalwazsick; bad, evil, wicked; torturous, painful,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinþaz →