Where does “beeskep” come from?
beeskep (English) comes from English skep, from Dutch scheppen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos — on, onto.
beeskep (English): A skep; a beehive made of straw or wicker
Definitions
- A skep; a beehive made of straw or wicker
Ancestry of “beeskep”, step by step
beeskep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English skep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skep | A basket; A beehive made of straw or wicker |
| 2 | Dutch | scheppen | to create |
| 3 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 5 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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- | — |