Where does “rugbistă” come from?

rugbistă (Romanian) comes from Romanian rugbist, from Romanian rugbi, from English Rugby, from English Rokeby, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

Ancestry of “rugbistă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrugbistrugby player
2Romanianrugbirugby (sport)
3EnglishRugbywhere the sport of rugby is thought to have originated OS grid ref SP5075
4EnglishRokebyA placename
5Old Norsebýbee
6Proto-Germanicbiją—
7Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →
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