Etymology Explorer
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Where does “biese” come from?
biese (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *biesa, from Proto-West Germanic *beusu — rush.
Ancestry of “biese”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Dutch
*biesa
—
2
Proto-West Germanic
*beusu
rush
Words derived from “biese”
basil
bezel
bies
aabiese
bies
biesbos
biest
Beesel
Lage Bijssel
Bies
biestarwe
zeebies
biestmelk
biestarwegras
Beesel
bezelless
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *beusu →
Every word from Old Dutch *biesa →