Where does “bifamilie” come from?

bifamilie (Danish) comes from Danish familie, from German Familie, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

bifamilie (Danish): bee family; family of bees

Definitions

  1. bee family; family of bees

Ancestry of “bifamilie”, step by step

bifamilie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish familie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfamiliefamily
2GermanFamiliefamily
3Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
4Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
5Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Danish bi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbibee; by; imperative of bie
2Old Norsebee
3Proto-Germanicbiją
4Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-Every word from Proto-Italic famelos