Where does “Bienenbestand” come from?

Bienenbestand (German) comes from German Biene, from English Bee, from Middle English been, from Old English bēn, from Proto-Germanic banjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Bienenbestand (German): bee population

Definitions

  1. bee population

Ancestry of “Bienenbestand”, step by step

Bienenbestand traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Biene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBienebee; cute, sexy woman
2EnglishBeesomeone connected with Barnet Football Club, as a...
3Middle Englishbeento be; ben; plural of bee
4Old Englishbēnprayer, request; prayer, request, petition,...
5Proto-Germanicbanjōwound
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-yeh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via German bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbestandfirst/third-person singular preterite of bestehen
2Germanbe-Inseparable verbal prefix that signifies working...
3Germanbe—

via German N

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNAbbreviation of Nord; north
2GermanNordthe north; a wind coming from the north
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →