Where does “bies” come from?

bies (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch biese, from Old Dutch *biesa, from Proto-West Germanic *beusu — rush.

bies (Dutch): rush, sedge of the genus Schoenoplectus; piping

Definitions

  1. rush, sedge of the genus Schoenoplectus; piping

Ancestry of “bies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbiese
2Old Dutch*biesa
3Proto-West Germanic*beusurush

Words derived from “bies

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *beusuEvery word from Old Dutch *biesaEvery word from Middle Dutch biese
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