Words that come from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-

400 words across 9 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — including be, by, are, were, been, bit, boat, r.

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English (385)

Latin (6)

Danish (2)

Swedish (2)

Proto-Indo-European (1)

French (1)

Dutch (1)

Old High German (1)

Russian (1)