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Where does “bekyr” come from?

bekyr (Middle English) comes from Old Norse bikarr, from Old Saxon bikeri, from Latin bīcārium, from Ancient Greek βῖκος, from Latin vīcus, from Proto-Italic weikos, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “bekyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebikarrcup; large cup, beaker
2Old Saxonbikericup
3Latinbīcārium—
4Ancient Greekβῖκοςvase with handles, amphora; land measure of...
5Latinvīcus—
6Proto-Italicweikos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “bekyr”

  • beaker
  • beakerful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →