Where does “beely” come from?
beely (English) comes from English belie, from Middle English belyen, from Old English belicgan, from Old English be-, from Old English hrōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
beely (English): Of, relating to or pertaining to bees; apian; In...
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- Of, relating to or pertaining to bees; apian; In...
Ancestry of “beely”, step by step
beely traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English belie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | belie | To lie around; encompass; To surround; beleaguer;... |
| 2 | Middle English | belyen | — |
| 3 | Old English | belicgan | to lie by or about, beleaguer, encompass, beset |
| 4 | Old English | be- | a productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 5 | Old English | hrōpan | to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English Bee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | — |