Where does “Bienenelfe” come from?

Bienenelfe (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-.

Bienenelfe (German): bee hummingbird

Definitions

  1. bee hummingbird

Ancestry of “Bienenelfe”, step by step

Bienenelfe traces back through two 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 Elfe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElfeAlternative form of Elf; female elf; fairy,...
2EnglishelfA luminous spirit presiding over nature and...
3Middle Englishelfelf, fairy; spirit, shade
4Old Englishielfelf
5Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
6Proto-Germanicalbīriver
7LatinAlbis
8LatinAlbeus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂