Where does “bie” come from?

bie (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch bië, from Old Dutch bīa, from Proto-Germanic bijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- — to hit, to pierce.

bie (Limburgish): at; bee

Definitions

  1. at; bee

Ancestry of “bie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbiëbee
2Old Dutchbīabee
3Proto-Germanicbijōbee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce

Words derived from “bie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Old Dutch bīa →