Where does “biep” come from?

biep (Dutch) comes from English beep, from English big, from Middle English big, from Proto-Germanic bugja-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

biep (Dutch): A beep or bling, such sound, notably made as a...

Definitions

  1. A beep or bling, such sound, notably made as a...

Ancestry of “biep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeepThe sound produced by the horn of a car, or any...
2EnglishbigOf great size, large; Thought to have undue...
3Middle Englishbig—
4Proto-Germanicbugja-swollen up, thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugja- →Every word from Middle English big →