Where does “imbi” come from?

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

imbi (Old High German): bee; beeswarm

Definitions

  1. bee; beeswarm

Ancestry of “imbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicimbībee; beeswarm
2Proto-Indo-Europeana(m)pi-stinging insect, bee

Words derived from “imbi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic imbī →