Where does “bēċe” come from?

bēċe (Old English) comes from Proto-Slavic bytьje, from Serbo-Croatian bȉti, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

bēċe (Old English): beech

Definitions

  1. beech

Ancestry of “bēċe”, step by step

bēċe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic bytьje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbytьjeexistence, beinghood
2Serbo-Croatianbȉtito be
3Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Proto-West Germanic bōkijā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbōkijābeech
2Proto-West Germanicbōkubeech
3Proto-Germanicbōkōbeech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “bēċe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bìti →
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