Where does “bēven” come from?
bēven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bivon, from Proto-West Germanic bibēn, from Proto-Germanic bibāną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyH- — to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...
Ancestry of “bēven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | bivon | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bibēn | to tremble |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bibāną | to tremble, quake, shiver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyH- | to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,... |
Words derived from “bēven”