Where does “bepæcestre” come from?

bepæcestre (Old English) comes from Old English -estre, from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā — ress.

bepæcestre (Old English): a woman who deceives, entices, or flatters; seductress

Definitions

  1. a woman who deceives, entices, or flatters; seductress

Ancestry of “bepæcestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-estrefemale agent suffix, especially denoting one who...
2Proto-West Germanic*-astrijāress
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā →Every word from Old English -estre →