Where does “bestrēawian” come from?
bestrēawian (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.
bestrēawian (Old English): to bestrew; strew all over, besprinkle
Definitions
- to bestrew; strew all over, besprinkle
Ancestry of “bestrēawian”, step by step
bestrēawian 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 strēawian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | strēawian | to strew |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *strauwjan | to strew, to spread out |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strawjaną | to strew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | strowéyeti | to strew, to disperse; to spawn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |