Where does “*bijā” come from?

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

*bijā (Proto-West Germanic): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “*bijā”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*bijā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →