Where does “bee” come from?
bee (Middle English) comes from Old English bēo, from Proto-Germanic biumi, from Proto-Germanic *beuną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
bee (Middle English): A bee
Ancestry of “bee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |