Where does “bië” come from?

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

bië (Middle Dutch): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “bië”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bië”

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