Where does “bîe” come from?

bîe (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon bia, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

Ancestry of “bîe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbiabee
2Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bîe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Old Saxon bia →