Where does “bi” come from?

bi (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bē, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic bijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- — to hit, to pierce.

bi (North Frisian): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “bi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbē—
2Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
3Proto-Germanicbijōbee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →