Where does “bý” come from?

bý (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bý (Old Norse): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “bý”, step by step

bý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic biją

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbiją—
2Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Proto-Germanic bijō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbijōbee
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce

Words derived from “bý”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →