bee
English
/ˈbiː/
noun
Definitions
- A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bee inherited from Old English bēo (I am, I become, I will be, bee) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bijō derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰi-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰi-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antibee English
- bagel English
- bee fly English
- beebread English
- beebrush English
- beedom English
- beehive English
- beehived English
- beehiving English
- beehood English
- beehouse English
- beekeeper English
- beekeeping English
- beekind English
- beeless English
- beelessness English
- beelike English
- beeline English
- beeling English
- beely English
- beemageddon English
- beemaster English
- beemother English
- beepocalypse English
- beeproof English
- beeskep English
- beeswarm English
- beewort English
- beey English
- beeyard English
- bread English
- brush English
- fly English
- fucosterol English
- fucoxanthin English
- hive English
- hiving English
- honey English
- honeybee English
- house English
- humble English
- humblebee English
- keeper English
- keeping English
- line English
- master English
- mother English
- nanobee English
- queen English
- queen bee English
- skep English
- spelling English
- spelling bee English
- swarm English
- wort English
- yard English
- fuco Latin
- fūcus Latin
- Bagel German
- fuco Italian
- bagel Dutch, Flemish
- bij Dutch, Flemish
- bijbaan Dutch, Flemish
- bijbedoeling Dutch, Flemish
- bijbehorend Dutch, Flemish
- bijbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- bijdehand Dutch, Flemish
- bijdragen Dutch, Flemish
- bijdrukken Dutch, Flemish
- bijeen Dutch, Flemish
- bijenarend Dutch, Flemish
- bijendrom Dutch, Flemish
- bijeneter Dutch, Flemish
- bijenhoning Dutch, Flemish
- bijenhouder Dutch, Flemish
- bijenhuif Dutch, Flemish
- bijenkast Dutch, Flemish
- bijenkolonie Dutch, Flemish
- bijenkorf Dutch, Flemish
- bijenmelk Dutch, Flemish
- bijennest Dutch, Flemish
- bijensterfte Dutch, Flemish
- bijenvolk Dutch, Flemish
- bijenwas Dutch, Flemish
- bijenzwerm Dutch, Flemish
- bijfiguur Dutch, Flemish
- bijgebouw Dutch, Flemish
- bijgeloof Dutch, Flemish
- bijgenaamd Dutch, Flemish
- bijgerecht Dutch, Flemish
- bijgoochem Dutch, Flemish
- bijhelpen Dutch, Flemish
- bijhouden Dutch, Flemish
- bijkeuken Dutch, Flemish
- bijklank Dutch, Flemish
- bijklussen Dutch, Flemish
- bijknippen Dutch, Flemish
- bijkomen Dutch, Flemish
- bijkomend Dutch, Flemish
- bijland Dutch, Flemish
- bijleren Dutch, Flemish
- bijnaam Dutch, Flemish
- bijnier Dutch, Flemish
- bijproduct Dutch, Flemish
- bijrol Dutch, Flemish
- bijschaduw Dutch, Flemish
- bijschieten Dutch, Flemish
- bijschrift Dutch, Flemish
- bijspijkeren Dutch, Flemish
- bijstaan Dutch, Flemish
- bijstand Dutch, Flemish
- bijstellen Dutch, Flemish
- bijtanken Dutch, Flemish
- bijtellen Dutch, Flemish
- bijtijds Dutch, Flemish
- bijvak Dutch, Flemish
- bijvallen Dutch, Flemish
- bijverdienste Dutch, Flemish
- bijverschijnsel Dutch, Flemish
- bijvoegen Dutch, Flemish
- bijvrouw Dutch, Flemish
- bijwerken Dutch, Flemish
- bijwerking Dutch, Flemish
- bijwijf Dutch, Flemish
- bijwonen Dutch, Flemish
- bijwoord Dutch, Flemish
- bijzaak Dutch, Flemish
- bijzetten Dutch, Flemish
- bijzin Dutch, Flemish
- bijzitten Dutch, Flemish
- bijzon Dutch, Flemish
- bijzonder Dutch, Flemish
- dichtbij Dutch, Flemish
- hommelbij Dutch, Flemish
- honingbij Dutch, Flemish
- kortbij Dutch, Flemish
- slobkousbij Dutch, Flemish
- vlakbij Dutch, Flemish
- zandbij Dutch, Flemish
- bagel French
- бейгл Russian
- пчела́ Russian
- пчелиный Russian
- пчельник Russian
- пчёлка Russian
- bagel Spanish, Castilian
- σφήξ Ancient Greek
- φῦκος Ancient Greek
- *bʰey- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰi- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰī- Proto-Indo-European
- bie Norwegian Bokmål
- bagel Portuguese
- *biją Proto-Germanic
- *bijō Proto-Germanic
- bi Swedish
- biodlare Swedish
- bistånd Swedish
- bivråk Swedish
- biätare Swedish
- grön biätare Swedish
- スペリング・ビー Japanese
- ビー Japanese
- ビー玉 Japanese
- ベーグル Japanese
- bie Norwegian Nynorsk
- Beowulf Old English
- beobread Old English
- beoceorl Old English
- beogang Old English
- beomodor Old English
- beowyrt Old English
- bēo Old English
- feldbeo Old English
- *beemoder Middle English
- bee Middle English
- beehyve Middle English
- beach Irish
- beachadóir Irish
- beachadóireacht Irish
- beachaire Irish
- beachlann Irish
- bý Old Norse
- bi Danish
- (h)umble Old French
- bý Icelandic
- เบเกิล Thai
- bi Middle Dutch
- bīa Old High German
- bite Latvian
- biškopība Latvian
- bech Old Irish
- by Afrikaans
- beach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- býfluga Faroese
- Bei Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- בייגל Yiddish
- *bīa Old Dutch
- *beko-, *bikos Proto-Celtic
- *bekos Proto-Celtic
- bia Old Saxon
- Bii Alemannic German
- bī Old Swedish
- bitė Lithuanian
- pi Marshallese
- bē Old Frisian
- bi Tok Pisin
- بيقل Hijazi Arabic
- bi Bislama
- fly
- wort
- yard
- beey
- skep
- hive
- line
- beely
- swarm
- bread
- brush
- bagel
- house
- honey
- queen
- keeper
- hiving
- beedom
- humble
- master
- mother
- beehive
- keeping
- beekind
- nanobee
- antibee
- beeline
- bee fly
- beelike
- beeskep
- beewort
- beehood
- beeling
- beeyard
- beeless
- beebread
- beehouse
- honeybee
- beeswarm
- beehived
- beebrush
- spelling
- beeproof
- beemother
- beemaster
- queen bee
- beekeeper
- humblebee
- beehiving
- fucosterol
- beekeeping
- beemageddon
- beelessness
- fucoxanthin
- spelling bee
- beepocalypse