Where does “bie” come from?
bie (Middle English) comes from Old English bēah, from Proto-West Germanic *baug, from Proto-Germanic baugaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.
Ancestry of “bie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | bēah | ring |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *baug | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | baugaz | a bend; bow; something bent ; circle; a ring;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewgʰ- | to bend; curve, arch |