Where does “birøkt” come from?

birøkt (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.

birøkt (Norwegian Bokmål): beekeeping

Definitions

  1. beekeeping

Ancestry of “birøkt”, step by step

birøkt 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 røkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrøktimperative of røkte; looking after, care
2Norwegian Bokmålrøkteto look after, take care of, tend
3Old Norserǿkta—

Words derived from “birøkt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →