Where does “imbe” come from?

imbe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic imbī, from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- — stinging insect, bee.

imbe (Old English): swarm of bees

Definitions

  1. swarm of bees

Ancestry of “imbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicimbībee; beeswarm
2Proto-Indo-Europeana(m)pi-stinging insect, bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic imbī →