Where does “bis” come from?
bis (Dutch) comes from German bis, from Middle High German biz, from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
bis (Dutch): B-sharp
Definitions
- B-sharp
Ancestry of “bis”, step by step
bis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German bis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bis | until; to; until, to, through |
| 2 | Middle High German | biz | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | bī | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bī | by, at |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Latin bis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 2 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |