Where does “” come from?

bý (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

(Icelandic): bee; first-person singular present active...

Definitions

  1. bee; first-person singular present active...

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebee
2Proto-Germanicbiją
3Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭEvery word from Proto-Germanic biją