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Where does “betēon” come from?

betēon (Old English) comes from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

betēon (Old English): to cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...

Definitions

  1. to cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...

Ancestry of “betēon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
2Old Englishtēohan—
3Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
4Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “betēon”

  • bite
  • byte
  • nibble
  • nibbling
  • frostbite
  • biter
  • bytecode
  • snakebite
  • gigabyte
  • megabyte
  • overbite
  • terabyte
  • kilobyte
  • biteth
  • bitemark
  • bitewing
  • crossbite
  • multibyte
  • petabyte
  • nibbler
  • underbite
  • fleabite
  • exabyte
  • midbite
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