Where does “bijen” come from?

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

bijen (West Frisian): plural of bij

Definitions

  1. plural of bij

Ancestry of “bijen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianbijbee
2Old Frisianbē—
3Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
4Proto-Germanicbijōbee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →