Where does “imbe” come from?

imbe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German imbi, from Proto-West Germanic imbī, from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- — stinging insect, bee.

imbe (Middle High German): bee; swarm of bees

Definitions

  1. bee; swarm of bees

Ancestry of “imbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanimbibee; beeswarm
2Proto-West Germanicimbībee; beeswarm
3Proto-Indo-Europeana(m)pi-stinging insect, bee

Words derived from “imbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic imbī →Every word from Old High German imbi →
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