Where does “bes” come from?

bes (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bes, from Old Dutch besi, from Proto-Germanic basją — berry; a small fruit, of any one of many...

bes (Dutch): berry; B flat; an old woman

Definitions

  1. berry; B flat; an old woman

Ancestry of “bes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbes—
2Old Dutchbesi—
3Proto-Germanicbasjąberry; a small fruit, of any one of many...

Words derived from “bes”

Every word from Proto-Germanic basją →Every word from Old Dutch besi →Every word from Middle Dutch bes →