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baon

Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun Tagalog baonbor. English baon Borrowed from Tagalog baon.

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baozi

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 包子 (bāozi). Doublet of buuz.

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bap

Originally Scottish English, of unknown origin.

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bappy

From bap (onomatopoeia) + -y. First attested in 2016.

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bapu

From Hindi बापू (bāpū).

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Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *barra Old French barrebor. Middle English barre English bar From Middle English barre, from Old French barre (“beam, bar, gate, barrier”), from Vulgar Latin *barra, of uncertain origin. Doubl

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bara

Short for barazoku, from Japanese 薔薇族 (barazoku, literally “rose tribe”), referencing the gay men's magazine Barazoku, which was the first of its kind published in Japan, itself named after a post-World War II term for g

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barad

From the Ancient Greek word for "weight". See baro-.

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barb

PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ From Middle English barbe, from Middle French barbe, from Old French barbe (“beard, beard-like element”). Doublet of beard.

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barby

Seemingly from French barbé, barbée, but in French (language and heraldry) that term means something else ("bearded or wattled").

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bard

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-dʰh₁o-der. Proto-Celtic *bardosder. Old Irish bard Scottish Gaelic bàrdder. English bard First use appears c. 1449. From S

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bardo

Borrowed from Tibetan བར་དོ (bar do), from བར (bar, “interval”) + དོ (do, “two”), in the sense of an interval between two states.

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bare

From Middle English bare, bar, from Old English bær (“bare, naked, open”), from Proto-West Germanic *baʀ, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare, naked”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós, from *bʰos- (“bare, barefoot”). Cogn

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baren

Borrowed from Japanese 馬楝 (baren).

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barer

Etymology tree English bare Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós P

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barf

Uncertain. Probably of imitative origin.

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barfi

Borrowed from Hindustani برفی / बर्फ़ी (barfī).

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barfy

From barf + -y.

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barge

Etymology tree Egyptian bꜣjr Demotic Egyptian br Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare)der. Ancient Greek βᾶρῐς (bârĭs)der. Latin bāris Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icusder. Vulgar Latin -ica Vulgar Latin *

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bari

Short for baritone.

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baria

From barium + -a; compare strontia.

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baric

From bar + -ic. Derived from the Ancient Greek word "pressure": barikos (βαρικός), from βάρος (báros, “weight, pressure”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).

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barin

From Russian ба́рин (bárin).

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baris

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris), from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare), from Demotic Egyptian br, from Egyptian bꜣjr b-bA-A-y:r*Z1-P1 Doublet of barge, bark and barque.

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bark

From Middle English barken, berken, borken, from Old English beorcan (“to bark”), from the Proto-West Germanic *berkan (“to bark”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerg- (“to make a noise, growl, bark”), from *bʰer- (“to dron

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barky

Etymology tree English bark Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English barky From bark + -y.

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barm

From Middle English barm, barme, berm, bearm, from Old English bearm (“lap; bosom”), from Proto-West Germanic *barm, from Proto-Germanic *barmaz (“lap; bosom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”). Cognate with G

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barma

From Russian барма (barma).

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barmy

From barm (“foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, and used as leaven”) + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives). Barm is derived from Middle English berm, berme (“foam risin

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barn

From Middle English barn, bern, bærn, from Old English bearn, bern, contracted forms of Old English berern, bereærn (“barn, granary”), compound of bere (“barley”) and ærn, ræn (“dwelling, barn”), from Proto-West Germanic

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barny

From barn + -y.

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baro-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Hellenic *gʷarus Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús) Ancient Greek βᾰ́ρος (bắros) English baro- From Ancient Greek βάρος (b

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baron

From Middle English baroun, from Old French baron, from Latin barōnem, from Proto-West Germanic *barō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”). Cognate with Old High German *baro (“human being, man, freema

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baroo

Imitative.

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barr

From French barrir (“to trumpet; to make the sound of an elephant”), from Old French barrire, from Late Latin barriō, from Latin barrus (“elephant”).

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barra

Variant forms.

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barre

Borrowed from French barre. Doublet of bar.

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barry

From French barré (“striped, barred”).

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barse

From Middle English bars, from Old English bærs (“a fish, perch”), from Proto-West Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic *barsaz (“perch”, literally “prickly”). Cognate with Dutch baars (“perch, bass”), German Barsch (“per

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barth

Etymology unknown.

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bary-

From Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús, “heavy”).

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barye

From French French barye, from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús, “heavy”).

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bas-

From Latin bāsium (“kiss”).

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basa

Ellipsis of basa fish, from Vietnamese ba sa + English fish. Partial calque of Vietnamese cá ba sa.

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basal

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base P

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base

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based

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basen

Etymology tree English base Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic

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bases

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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bash

From Middle English *basshen, *basken, likely from Old Norse *baska (“to strike”), akin to Swedish basa (“to baste, whip, lash, flog”), Danish baske (“to beat, strike, cudgel”), German patschen (“to slap”)

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basha

Borrowed from Assamese [Term?].

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basho

From Japanese 場所(ばしょ) (basho), short form of 本場所(ほんばしょ) (honbasho, “honbasho”).

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bashy

From bash + -y.

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basi-

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basic

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basil

Inherited from Middle English basile, from Middle French basile, from Old French basile, from Medieval Latin basilicum, from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón, “royal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”). Doublet of basi

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basin

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *baskis Gaulish *baskisder. Latin bacca Vulgar Latin *baccinum Old French bacinbor. Middle English basyn English basin From Middle English basyn, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *bacc

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basis

From Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis, derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (whence also come). Doublet of base. Displaced native Old English stapol.

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bask

Inherited from Middle English basken, from Old Norse baðask (“to take a bath”, literally “to bathe oneself”), mediopassive form from underlying baða (“to bathe”) + sik (“oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *baþōną and *sek. D

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baso

Clipping of basically + -o (diminutive suffix). Compare deffo.

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bass

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basso

From Italian basso, from Latin bassus (“short, low”). Doublet of base and bass.

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bassy

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bast

From Middle English bast, from Old English bæst (“bast, inner bark of trees from which ropes were made”), from Proto-West Germanic *bast (compare the Swedish bast, Dutch bast, German Bast), perhaps an alteration of Proto

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basta

Borrowed from Italian basta.

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baste

Late Middle English, from Old French bastir (“build, construct, sew up (a garment)”).

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basti

Borrowed from Hindi बस्ती (bastī, “settlement”).

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basto

Etymology tree Latin bastumder.? Spanish bastobor. English basto Borrowed from Spanish basto.

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basun

From Hindi [Term?].

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bat

Variant of Middle English bakke, of North Germanic origin (akin to Danish aftenbakke and Swedish nattbacka, both now dialectal). Swedish also has nattblacka, and Icelandic has leðurblaka, in which the second element is a

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bat-

See Bat- § Etymology.

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bata

From Yoruba bàtá.

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batch

From Middle English bach, bache, bahche, from Old English *bæċċ (“something baked”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-West Germanic *bakku, from Proto-Germanic *bakkuz (“baking, baked goods”), cognate with Mi

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bate

Inherited from Middle English baten (“to abate”), an apheretic form of abaten, from Old French abatre (“to knock down”).

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bath

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- Proto-Germanic *baþą Proto-West Germanic *baþ Old English bæþ Middle English bath English bath From Middle English bath, baþ, from Old English bæþ (“bath”), from Proto-West Germ

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bathe

From Middle English bathen, from Old English baþian (“to bathe, wash”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþōn, from Proto-Germanic *baþōną (“to bathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”). Cognate with Saterland Fris

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bathy

Clipping of bathymetric; compare topo.

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batik

Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *bəCik Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik Javanese bathikbor. English batik Borrowed from Javanese bathik.

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batil

Borrowed from Arabic بَتِيل (batīl).

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batin

Borrowed from Arabic بَاطِن (bāṭin).

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batis

From translingual Batis, the genus in question, itself likely from Ancient Greek βατίς (batís).

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batog

Borrowed from Russian бато́г (batóg).

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baton

From French bâton. Doublet of baston.

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batso

From bats + -o.

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batt

Late Middle English in the sense "piece, lump," of uncertain origin, but possibly related to the noun bat with the sense of "beaten" fabric.

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batta

Borrowed from Hindi भत्ता (bhattā).

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battu

From French battu, past participle of battre (“beat”); first attested in 1947.

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batty

From bat + -y. In sense “insane”, attested 1903, from expression have bats in one's belfry, from tendency of bats to fly around erratically. Compare also batshit (“insane”) and squirrelly (“jumpy, eccentric”).

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batz

From German Batz, Batze, Batzen (“a coin bearing the image of a bear”).

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bau

Borrowed from Mandarin 包 (bāo) or Cantonese 包 (baau1).

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baud

Borrowed from French baud. Named for French inventor Jean-Maurice-Émile Baudot (1845-1903).

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bauer

From German Bauer. Doublet of Boer, boor, and bower.

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bauno

From Cebuano baluno, bayuno.

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bavin

Perhaps Old French baffe (“a faggot”).

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bawd

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *bʰóltosder. Proto-Germanic *balþaz Frankish *balþbor. Old French baudbor. Middle English bawde English bawd From Middle English baw

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bawdy

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bawl

From Middle English baulen, from Old Norse baula (“to bellow”) and/or Medieval Latin baulō (“to bark”), both from Proto-Germanic *bau- (“to roar”), conflated with Proto-Germanic *bellaną, *ballijaną, *buljaną (“to shout,

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bawn

From Irish bán, alternative form of bábhún (“walled enclosure”).

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baww

Imitative? Compare bawl.

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bay

Etymology tree Iberiander. Late Latin baiader.? French baieder. English bay From French baie, from Late Latin baia, probably ultimately from Iberian or Basque badia. Partly displaced native Old English byht, whence bight

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bayan

From Russian бая́н (baján); named after the 11th-century bard Boyan.

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bayou

From Louisiana French bayou, from Choctaw bayuk (“a creek”). Doublet of bogue.

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bays

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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baza

From Hindi बाज़ (bāz, “goshawk”).

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baze

Uncertain, but apparently identical with Dutch bazen, verbazen (“to astonish, stupefy”), obsolete German basen (“to rave”). Compare also Scots baise (“confusion, bewilderment”).

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bazin

Borrowed from Arabic بازين (bāzīn).

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bazoo

Probably from Dutch bazuin (“trumpet”). First attested in the mid 19th century.

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bbl

Often thought to be modified from bl for barrel (b⸺l), reflecting a way of abbreviating that was used especially in previous centuries (compare do for ditto), wherein a doubled letter indicated plural count, as also with

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bbls

See bbl § Etymology.

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bdóte

From Dakota.

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be

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyétider.? Proto-Germanic *beuną Proto-West Germanic *beun Old English bēon Middle English been English be From Middle English

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be-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Mi

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be-er

From be + -er. Hyphenated to avoid confusion with the beverage beer.

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be-in

From be + -in.

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beach

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach From Middle English bache, bæcche (“bank, sandbank”), from Old English beċe

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bead

From Middle English bede (“a prayer”), also “a bead for counting prayers” in a peire of bedes (literally “a pair of beads”), from Old English bedu, bed, ġebed (“a request, entreaty, prayer”), from Proto-West Germanic *be

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beady

Etymology tree English bead Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English beady From bead + -y.

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beag

Learned borrowing from Old English bēag (“circular jewelry worn on the body: ring, armlet, crown, collar”), from Proto-West Germanic *baug, from Proto-Germanic *baugaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (“to bend”). Cogn

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beak

From Middle English bec, borrowed from Anglo-Norman bec, Old French bec, from Latin beccus, from Gaulish *bekkos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos (“beak, snout”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bak-, *baḱ- (“pointed stick,

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beaky

Etymology tree English beak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English beaky From beak + -y.

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beal

From Middle English beel, bele, from Old English bȳle (“boil, carbuncle, bile”), from Proto-West Germanic *būlijā, from Proto-Germanic *būlijǭ (“swelling”), from *būlǭ (“swelling, bump, boil”). More at boil.

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beam

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English bem English beam From Middle English bem, beem, from Old English bēam (“tree, cross, gallows, column, pillar, wood, beam, s

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beamy

From Middle English beami, bemi, equivalent to beam + -y.

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bean

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ-? Proto-Germanic *babnōder.? Proto-Germanic *baunō Proto-West Germanic *baunu Old English bēan Middle English bene English bean From Middle English bene, from Old English bēan, f

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beano

Clipping of beanfeast + -o.

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beant

be + -n’t

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beany

From bean + -y.

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bear

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *berô Proto-West Germanic *berō Old English bera Middle English bere English bear From Middle

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beard

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-? Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂der. Proto-Germanic *bardaz Proto-West Germanic *bard Old English beard Middle English berd English beard PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ From Middle English

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beary

From bear + -y.

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beast

From Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”); many cognates – see bēstia.

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beat

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Proto-West Germanic *bautan Old English bēatan Middle English beten English beat Inherited from Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan (“to be

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beath

From Middle English bethen, from Old English beþian, beþigean, beþþan, bæþþan (“to heat, warm, foment, wash, cherish; bathe”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþþjan, *baþigōn, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”). Co

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beaty

From beat + -y.

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beau

From Middle English beau, beu, bew, bewe, from Old French beau, from Latin bellus (“beautiful”). Doublet of bello and boo.

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beaut

Either a back-formation from beauty or a clipping of thereof.

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beav

Clipping of beaver (“vulva or pubic hair near a vulva”).

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beave

Shortening of beaver.

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bebar

From Middle English bibarren, equivalent to be- + bar.

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bebay

From be- + bay (“to bend”), from Middle English beien, beȝen, from Old English bīeġan (“to bend, turn, turn back, incline, depress, abase, humiliate, subject, persuade, convert”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *baugijaną.

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bebop

Alteration of earlier rebop, nonsense syllables used in scat singing in the 1940s. Compare doo be doo be doo, doo-wop, etc.

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becak

From Indonesian becak, from Hokkien 馬車 /马车 (bé-chhia).

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beck

From Middle English bek, bekk, becc, from Old English bæc, bec, bæċe, beċe (“beck, brook”), from Proto-Germanic *bakiz (“stream”). Cognate with Old Norse bekkr (“a stream or brook”), Low German bek, beck, German Bach, Du

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becry

From Middle English becrien, equivalent to be- (“about, at, over, upon”) + cry.

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becut

From Middle English bekutten (found in compound for-bekutte (“mutilated”)), equivalent to be- + cut.

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bed

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed Inherited from Middle English bed, bedde, from Old English bedd, from Proto-West Germanic *badi, from Proto-G

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bedad

From by dad, euphemistic form of by God.

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bedag

From Middle English bedaggen, equivalent to be- + dag.

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bedan

French bédane

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bedaw

From Middle English bedauen, bedaghen (“to become day, dawn”); equivalent to be- + daw (“to dawn, to awake”). More at daw.

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beddy

From bed + -y.

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bede

From Middle English bēde (“prayer, request, supplication, order, command, rosary, bead”), from Old English ġebed (“prayer, petition, supplication, religious service, an ordinance”), from Proto-West Germanic *bed, from Pr

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bedel

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pedellus, bedellus, bidellus, from Middle English bedel; cognate with beadle.

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bedew

From Middle English bidewen, bideawen; equivalent to be- + dew. Cognate with Dutch bedauwen (“to bedew”), German betauen (“to bedew”).

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bedim

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bedip

From Middle English bidippen, from Old English bedyppan, equivalent to be- + dip.

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bedo

From Middle English bedon, from Old English bedōn (“to shut”), equivalent to be- + do.

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bedog

From be- + dog.

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bedye

From be- + dye.

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bee

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰey-der. Proto-Germanic *bijǭ Proto-West Germanic *bijā Old English bēo Middle English be English bee From Middle English be, bee, beo, bey, from Old English bēo, bīo (“bee”), from Pr

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beech

From Middle English beche, from Old English bēċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beech”). Doublet of buky. Related to English book.

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beedi

Borrowed from Hindi बीड़ी (bīṛī).

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beef

From Middle English beef, bef, beof, borrowed from Anglo-Norman beof, Old French buef, boef (“ox”) (modern French bœuf); from Latin bovem (“ox”), from Proto-Italic *gʷōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Doubl

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beefy

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Italic *gʷōs Osco-Umbrianbor.? Latin bovem Anglo-Norman beofbor. Middle English bef English beef Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old

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beej

From how the letters b and j are pronounced together as a word.

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beek

From Middle English beken (“to warm, expose to heat; keep oneself warm; season (wood) with heat”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a northern variant of Middle English *bechen, from Old English *bēċan (“to foment”), from Pr

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beely

From bee + -ly.

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been

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyétider.? Proto

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beep

Onomatopoeic.

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beepy

From beep + -y.

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beer

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *beuzą Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ Old English bēor Middle English ber English beer From Middle English ber, bere, from Old English bēor (“beer”) (Oxford OED notes: "rare, except in poetry"),

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beery

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *beuzą Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ Old English bēor Middle English ber English beer Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Eng

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beest

From Middle English bēst, biest, beost, bist, from Old English bist; equivalent to be + -est. Compare West Frisian bist, German bist.

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beet

From Middle English bete, from Old English bēte, from Latin bēta, possibly of Celtic origin.

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beeth

From Middle English bith, from Old English biþ. See be + -eth.

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beety

From beet + -y.

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beeve

Back-formation from beeves, plural of beef.

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beey

From bee + -y.

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beezy

From bitch + -eezy (suffix forming hip-hop-sounding words).

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befie

From be- + fie.

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befit

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befly

From Middle English biflien, from Old English beflēogan (“to fly upon”), equivalent be- + fly. Cognate with Dutch bevliegen, German befliegen (“to fly on”), Danish beflyve (“to operate”).

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befoe

From be- + foe, modelled after befriend.

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befog

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befur

From Middle English *befurren (suggested by Middle English befurred), equivalent to be- (“on, all over”) + fur.

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beg

Inherited from Middle English beggen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old English *becgian, *bedcian, syncopated forms of bedecian (“to beg”), itself of obscure origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *bedukōn, a fr

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begab

From Middle English bigabben, equivalent to be- (“over, at, about”) + gab. Cognate with Swedish begabba.

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begad

From by God.

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begar

Borrowed from Hindi बेगार (begār, “forced labor”), from Classical Persian بیگار (bē-gār).

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begay

From be- + gay.

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begem

From be- + gem.

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beget

From Middle English begeten [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from Old English beġietan (“to get”), from Proto-Germanic *bigetaną (“to find, seize”), equivalent to be- + get. Cognate with Old Saxon big

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begin

From Middle English beginnen, from Old English beginnan (“to begin”), from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”), from be- + base verb *ginnaną also found in Old English onginnan.

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bego

From Middle English begon, from Old English begān (“to go over, traverse, get to, come by, fall into, go to, visit, care for, cultivate, inhabit, occupy, surround, beset, overrun, practice, do, engage in, perform, attend

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begod

From be- + god.

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begum

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behad

From Old Scots behald, behauld, reduced variant of behalden, behaulden (“beholden, indebted”), from behald, behauld (“to look at, regard”). More at behold.

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behap

From be- + hap (“luck, chance, event, occurrence”).

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behat

From be- + hat.

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behen

A Medieval Latin transcription of the Arabic بَهْمَن (bahman).

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