Where does “biepen” come from?
biepen (Dutch) comes from English beep, from English big, from Middle English big, from Middle English biggen, from Old Norse byggja, from Proto-Germanic būwijaną, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
biepen (Dutch): to beep; to contact by beeper, pager
Definitions
- to beep; to contact by beeper, pager
Ancestry of “biepen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | beep | The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any... |
| 2 | English | big | Of great size, large; Thought to have undue... |
| 3 | Middle English | big | — |
| 4 | Middle English | biggen | build; dwell |
| 5 | Old Norse | byggja | to settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būwijaną | to settle, to inhabit |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “biepen”