Where does “beep” come from?

beep (Romanian) comes from English beep, from English big, from Middle English big, from Proto-Germanic bugja-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

beep (Romanian): beep

Definitions

  1. beep

Ancestry of “beep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeepThe sound produced by the horn of a car, or any...
2EnglishbigOf great size, large; Thought to have undue...
3Middle Englishbig—
4Proto-Germanicbugja-swollen up, thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugja- →Every word from Middle English big →