Where does “biestarwe” come from?

biestarwe (Dutch) comes from Dutch tarwe, from Middle Dutch tarwe, from Old Dutch tarwa, from Proto-Berber *ta-rŭg-a.

Ancestry of “biestarwe”, step by step

biestarwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tarwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtarwewheat
2Middle Dutchtarwe—
3Old Dutchtarwawheat
4Proto-Berber*ta-rŭg-a—

via Dutch bies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbiesrush, sedge of the genus Schoenoplectus; piping
2Middle Dutchbiese—
3Old Dutch*biesa—
4Proto-West Germanic*beusurush

Words derived from “biestarwe”

Every word from Proto-Berber *ta-rŭg-a →Every word from Old Dutch tarwa →Every word from Middle Dutch tarwe →
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