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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbēahring
2Proto-West Germanic*baugring, bracelet
3Proto-Germanicbaugaza bend; bow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “bie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baugaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *baug →