Etymology Explorer
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Where does “byge” come from?
byge (Middle English) comes from Old Norse bygg, from Proto-Germanic bewwą — barley.
Ancestry of “byge”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
bygg
barley
2
Proto-Germanic
bewwą
barley
Every word from Proto-Germanic bewwą →
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