Where does “bikube” come from?

bikube (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bie, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bikube (Norwegian Bokmål): a beehive

Definitions

  1. a beehive

Ancestry of “bikube”, step by step

bikube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbiea bee; or <br>; to wait
2Old Norsebýbee
3Proto-Germanicbiją—
4Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Norwegian Bokmål kube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkubecube; hive
2Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
3Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →