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Where does “bewēpan” come from?

bewēpan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic biwōpijan — to weep over.

bewēpan (Old English): to weep over, mourn, bewail

Definitions

  1. to weep over, mourn, bewail

Ancestry of “bewēpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbiwōpijanto weep over

Words derived from “bewēpan”

  • beweep
  • biwepen
  • bewepen
Every word from Proto-West Germanic biwōpijan →