Where does “Fiber” come from?

Fiber (German) comes from Italian fibra, from Spanish fibra, from Portuguese fibra, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

Ancestry of “Fiber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfibrafiber, fibre
2Spanishfibrafiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass
3Portuguesefibrafibre
4Latinfibrafiber, filament
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “Fiber

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-
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