Where does “biest” come from?
biest (Dutch) comes from Dutch bies, from Middle Dutch biese, from Old Dutch *biesa, from Proto-West Germanic *beusu.
biest (Dutch): beest, colostrum, beestings
Definitions
- beest, colostrum, beestings
Ancestry of “biest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | bies | rush, sedge of the genus Schoenoplectus; piping |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | biese | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *biesa | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *beusu | — |
Words derived from “biest”