Etymology

beavered

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Today it means: Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat. Full definition →

English beaver ← Middle English bever ← Old English befer
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beavered · adjective, verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰébʰrus
  3. Proto-Germanic*bebruz
  4. Old Englishbefer
  5. Middle Englishbever
  6. Englishbeaver
  7. English todaybeavered

From beaver + -ed.

beavered · adjective2

From beaver (“part of a helmet”) + -ed.

beavered · adjective, verb3

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰébʰrus
  3. Proto-Germanic*bebruz
  4. Old Englishbefer
  5. Middle Englishbever
  6. Englishbeaver
  7. English todaybeavered

From beaver (“beard or bearded person”) + -ed.

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