Where does “bý” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “bý”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bý”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →