Where does “behue” come from?

behue (English) comes from English Be, from Middle English be, from Old English bēo, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic bijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- — to hit, to pierce.

behue (English): To endow with hue or colour; to colour; make...

Definitions

  1. To endow with hue or colour; to colour; make...

Ancestry of “behue”, step by step

behue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce

via English Hue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHueA Vietnamese province with that city as its capital
2Middle Englishheweservant, hireling; rascal, villein; hue
3Old Englishhīwamember of a family
4Proto-Germanichīwôrelative, fellow-lodger, family
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →