Where does “beċeorfan” come from?

beċeorfan (Old English) comes from Old English be, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

beċeorfan (Old English): to becarve, cut off, separate, cut or pare away,...

Definitions

  1. to becarve, cut off, separate, cut or pare away,...

Ancestry of “beċeorfan”, step by step

beċeorfan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbeby
2Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
3Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old English ċeorfan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċeorfanto cut
2Proto-West Germanickerbanto carve, to cut
3Proto-Germanickerbanąto cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “beċeorfan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →