Where does “behǣs” come from?

behǣs (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *bihaisi, from Proto-Germanic haisiz, from Proto-Germanic haitaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

behǣs (Old English): vow, promise; promise, vow

Definitions

  1. vow, promise; promise, vow

Ancestry of “behǣs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*bihaisi—
2Proto-Germanichaisizcommand
3Proto-Germanichaitanąto address, to call; to name; to be called
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “behǣs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic haisiz →