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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

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

Words derived from “bēon”

  • r
  • thereby
  • wear
  • wearing
  • worn
  • whereby
  • bye
  • bees
  • bee
  • hereby
  • ben
  • underwear
  • bein
  • bygone
  • bequest
  • weir
  • beeswax
  • wearable
  • careworn
  • outworn
  • beeline
  • honeybee
  • howbeit
  • beekeeper
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