bethrow

The story

1. Old English · inherited frombeþrāwan“to twist”
2. Middle English · inherited frombethrowen
3. English todaybethrow

From Middle English bethrowen, from Old English beþrāwan (“to twist”), equivalent to be- + throw. Cognate with West Frisian bedraaie (“to cheat, deceive”), Dutch bedraaien (“to involve”), German bedrehen (“to heave to, come to”).