Where does “beeje” come from?

beeje (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German biogan, from Proto-West Germanic beugan, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

beeje (Central Franconian): to bend; to be bent

Definitions

  1. to bend; to be bent

Ancestry of “beeje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbioganto bow; to bend or curve
2Proto-West Germanicbeuganto bend, to become bent
3Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beugan →