Where does “bēon” come from?

bēon (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic bijōniz, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bēon (Old English): to be, become

Definitions

  1. to be, become

Ancestry of “bēon”, step by step

bēon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bijōniz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbijōniz—
2Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Proto-West Germanic wesan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
2Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “bēon”

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