Where does “bijō” come from?

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

bijō (Proto-Germanic): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “bijō”, step by step

bijō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European bʰī-

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

via Proto-Indo-European bʰey-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bijō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →