Where does “bīa” come from?

bīa (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic bijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- — to hit, to pierce.

Ancestry of “bīa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbijōbee
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →