betow
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To tow about; pull; draw; lead about; conduct.
- (transitive) To educate; influence; steer; direct.
- (transitive) To bestow; apply.
Etymology
Prefix from English tow inherited from Middle English betowen (applied, bestowed) inherited from Old English betēon (surround, cover, enclose, accuse, dispose of, bestow, impeach, bequeath).
Origin
Old English
betēon
Gloss
surround, cover, enclose, accuse, dispose of, bestow, impeach, bequeath
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- heretog English
- tow English
- tow truck English
- towable English
- towage English
- towaway English
- towback English
- towball English
- towboat English
- towee English
- towfish English
- towhead English
- towheaded English
- towline English
- towmaster English
- townet English
- towpath English
- towrope English
- towsack English
- towship English
- towtruck English
- towy English
- undertow English
- wantoe English
- taue Norwegian Bokmål
- toa Portuguese
- betēon Old English
- betowen Middle English
- biten Middle English
- towen Middle English