Where does “Fleißbiene” come from?

Fleißbiene (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-.

Fleißbiene (German): go-getter, high performer

Definitions

  1. go-getter, high performer

Ancestry of “Fleißbiene”, step by step

Fleißbiene 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 Fleiß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFleißdiligence, industriousness, assiduity,...
2Middle High Germanflīz
3Old High Germanflīzindustry
4Proto-Germanic*flītan
5Proto-Germanicflītaz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-
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