Where does “biheste” come from?
biheste (Middle English) comes from Old English behǣs, from Proto-Germanic *bihaisi, from Proto-Germanic haisiz, from Proto-Germanic haitaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
Ancestry of “biheste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | behǣs | vow, promise; promise, vow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *bihaisi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haisiz | command |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haitaną | to address, to call; to name; to be called |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |