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Where does “bees” come from?

bees (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch beest, from Middle Dutch beeste, from Middle Dutch beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia.

bees (Afrikaans): cow, ox; brute

Definitions

  1. cow, ox; brute

Ancestry of “bees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbeestAn animal, a beast; An animal kept as livestock,...
2Middle Dutchbeeste—
3Middle Dutchbesteinflection of best: ## masculine nominative...
4Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
5Latinbēstia—

Words derived from “bees”

  • beesvleis
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