Where does “bikube” come from?

bikube (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bie, from Old Norse bíða, from Proto-Germanic bidōn, from Proto-Germanic bidjan, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

bikube (Norwegian Nynorsk): a beehive

Definitions

  1. a beehive

Ancestry of “bikube”, step by step

bikube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbiea bee
2Old Norsebíðato abide, wait for; to suffer, undergo, sustain;...
3Proto-Germanicbidōn—
4Proto-Germanicbidjantub, vessel, vat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidʰ-to command; pot, bucket, barrel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

via Norwegian Nynorsk kube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkubecube; 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 bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bidjan →