Where does “bȳ” come from?

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

bȳ (Old Swedish): village, farm, town

Definitions

  1. village, farm, town

Ancestry of “bȳ”, step by step

bȳ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse bý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebýbee
2Proto-Germanicbiją—
3Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Old Norse býr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsebýrAlternative form of bǿr; farm; town; place ,...
2Proto-Germanicbūwizdwelling

Words derived from “bȳ”

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