Where does “behue” come from?

behue (English) comes from English Be, from Middle English be, from Old English bēo, from Proto-Germanic biumi, from Proto-Germanic *beuną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

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-Germanicbiumifirst-person singular present active indicative...
5Proto-Germanic*beuną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

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 bʰew-Every word from Proto-Germanic *beunąEvery word from Proto-Germanic biumi