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Where does “biet” come from?

biet (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bēte, from Latin bēta, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

biet (Dutch): beet, beetroot plant or tuber of the genus...

Definitions

  1. beet, beetroot plant or tuber of the genus...

Ancestry of “biet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbēte—
2Latinbēta—
3Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
4Latin-īnus—
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “biet”

  • beetnemen
  • beetje
  • snijbiet
  • adderbeet
  • beetpakken
  • suikerbiet
  • beet
  • beet
  • bietjie
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