Where does “be” come from?
be (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish bede, from Middle Low German bēye, from Latin bēta, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
be (Norwegian Bokmål): to pray; to ask something of someone
Definitions
- to pray; to ask something of someone
Ancestry of “be”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bede | beet; wether; to ask, request |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bēye | — |
| 3 | Latin | bēta | A beet |
| 4 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |