bie etymology

Middle English word bie comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰūgʰ-, and later Proto-Germanic *beuganą (To bend, bow.)

Detailed word origin of bie

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*bʰewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bʰūgʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) to bend
*beuganą Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To bend, bow.
*baugaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) A bend; bow. A ring; bracelet. A wreath; crown. Collar. Something bent (round); circle.
bēag Old English (ang)
bie Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as bie

Descendants of *bʰewgʰ-
badge bageard bagge bagy beghe beh biggen bogh bough bowe bowen boȝe buggen buhsum buxum buȝen buȝsom byen byggen elbowe in kene bowe reinbowe reinboȝe renboge
Descendants of *bʰūgʰ-
bight biȝt bought bouȝt bowght buwen by byȝt bēgen