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Where does “Bee” come from?

Bee (English) comes from Middle English been, from Old English bēn, from Proto-Germanic banjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Bee (English): someone connected with Barnet Football Club, as a...

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  1. someone connected with Barnet Football Club, as a...

Ancestry of “Bee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbeento be; ben; plural of bee
2Old Englishbēnprayer, request; prayer, request, petition,...
3Proto-Germanicbanjōwound
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-yeh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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