Where does “becnyttan” come from?
becnyttan (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.
becnyttan (Old English): to knot; to bind or tie; tie up; attach; to tie...
Definitions
- to knot; to bind or tie; tie up; attach; to tie...
Ancestry of “becnyttan”, step by step
becnyttan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | be | by |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Old English cnyttan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | cnyttan | to tie; bind; to knot; to knit |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *knuttijan | to bind into a knot, tie with a knot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | knuttijaną | to bind into a knot; to tie with a knot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |