Where does “béien” come from?

béien (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German biegen, from Old High German biogan, from Proto-West Germanic beugan, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

béien (Luxembourgish): to bend; to be bent, to have a curved shape

Definitions

  1. to bend; to be bent, to have a curved shape

Ancestry of “béien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbiegento bow; to bend
2Old High Germanbioganto bow; to bend or curve
3Proto-West Germanicbeuganto bend, to become bent
4Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “béien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beugan →