Where does “bibbers” come from?

bibbers (Dutch) comes from Dutch billen, from Dutch bil, from Proto-Germanic bíþla-, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

Ancestry of “bibbers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbillento sharpen, to apply grooves to a millstone; to...
2DutchbilA buttock, "usually used in the plural: billen,...
3Proto-Germanicbíþla-axe
4Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bibbers”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →