Where does “Bienenvolk” come from?
Bienenvolk (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-.
Bienenvolk (German): bee colony
Definitions
- bee colony
Ancestry of “Bienenvolk”, step by step
Bienenvolk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Biene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Biene | bee; cute, sexy woman |
| 2 | English | Bee | someone connected with Barnet Football Club, as a... |
| 3 | Middle English | been | to be; ben; plural of bee |
| 4 | Old English | bēn | prayer, request; prayer, request, petition,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | banjō | wound |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via German volk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 2 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |