Where does “bijenkoningin” come from?

bijenkoningin (Dutch) comes from Dutch koningin, from Middle Dutch coninginne, from Old Dutch kuninginna.

bijenkoningin (Dutch): a queen bee

Definitions

  1. a queen bee

Ancestry of “bijenkoningin”, step by step

bijenkoningin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch koningin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoninginqueen
2Middle Dutchconinginne—
3Old Dutchkuninginna—

via Dutch bijen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbijen
Every word from Old Dutch kuninginna →Every word from Middle Dutch coninginne →Every word from Dutch koningin →