Where does “bee” come from?

bee (Manx) comes from Old Irish bíad, from Proto-Celtic *beitom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

bee (Manx): food; provisions; nourishment

Definitions

  1. food; provisions; nourishment

Ancestry of “bee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbíadfood; Alternative form of ·bïad
2Proto-Celtic*beitomfood
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom →Every word from Proto-Celtic *beitom →