Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “bi” come from?

bi (Danish) comes from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bi (Danish): bee; by; imperative of bie

Definitions

  1. bee; by; imperative of bie

Ancestry of “bi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebýbee
2Proto-Germanicbiją—
3Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bi”

  • bifamilie
  • arbejdsbi
  • arbejderbi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →