Where does “beekeeper” come from?
Beekeeper is a compound of English bee and keeper, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to exist" and "to guard or tend."
beekeeper (English): A person who maintains hives and keeps bees,...
Definitions
- A person who maintains hives and keeps bees,...
Ancestry of “beekeeper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Bee | someone connected with Barnet Football Club, as a... |
| 2 | Middle English | been | to be; ben; plural of bee |
| 3 | Old English | bēn | prayer, request; prayer, request, petition,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | banjō | wound |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-yeh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |