Where does “bē” come from?
bē (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic bijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- — to hit, to pierce.
Ancestry of “bē”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *bijā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bijō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰī- | to hit, to pierce |