Where does “bies” come from?

bies (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch biese, from Old Dutch *biesa, from Proto-West Germanic *beusu — rush.

bies (Limburgish): animal, beast

Definitions

  1. animal, beast

Ancestry of “bies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbiese—
2Old Dutch*biesa—
3Proto-West Germanic*beusurush
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *beusu →Every word from Old Dutch *biesa →Every word from Middle Dutch biese →