Bei

Central Franconian

/bei̯/

noun

Definitions

(most dialects) bee insect

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German bīa inherited from Proto-Germanic *bijō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bijō

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*bʰi- Proto-Indo-European
*bʰī- Proto-Indo-European
*bijō Proto-Germanic
bēo Old English
bý Old Norse
bīa Old High German
Bei Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
*bīa Old Dutch
bia Old Saxon
Bii Alemannic German
bē Old Frisian