Where does “bēo” come from?

bēo (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic bijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- — to hit, to pierce.

bēo (Old English): I become, I will be, I am; bee

Definitions

  1. I become, I will be, I am; bee

Ancestry of “bēo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
2Proto-Germanicbijōbee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce

Words derived from “bēo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →