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Number: 208
Root: bhei-
English meaning: bee
German meaning: `Biene'
General comments: mit n-, k- oder t-Erweiterung
Material: Die kurze Form noch in aisl. bӯ-fluga, alem. bī, bair. beij; daneben Formen mit n (kaum erst der schwachen Dekl. entnommen), wie ahd. bini n. `Biene', ablaut. bīa f. (*bī-ōn- = ags. béo, engl. bee), bīna (nhd. dial. Bein); aksl. bъčela, bьčela ds. (*bhikelā); cymr. bydaf `Bienenstock', аpr. bitte, lit. bìtė, bitìs, lett. bite `Biene'.

    Gall. *bekos `Biene' (M.-L. 1014), air. bech m. `Biene', gäl. speach `Stich', cymr. beg-eg(y)r `Drohne' weichen im Vokal ab (tabuierende Entstellung?).

References: WP. II 184 f., WH. I 555 f., Specht Dekl. 46.
Pages: 116
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *bhī-
Meaning: bee
Baltic: *bi-t-i- c., *bi-t-iā̃ (2) f.
Germanic: *bī-w-a- n., *bī-(j)a- n., *bī(j)-ō(n-) f.; *bī-n-ō(n-) f.; *bin-i- c.
Celtic: OIr bech `Biene', Cymr begegyr `fucus', byd-af `улей' (< *bhĭko-)
Russ. meaning: насекомое (пчела)
References: WP II 184
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *bi-t-i- c., *bi-t-iā̃ (2) f.
Meaning: bee
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: bìtē 2, bitì-s 4 `Biene'
Lettish: bite, bitis `Biene'
Old Prussian: bitte `Biene' V. 787
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *bīwa-n, *bī(j)a-n, *bī(j)ō(n); *bīnō(n); *bini-
Meaning: bee
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: bǖ n., bǖ-fluga
Norwegian: bia
Old Swedish: bī, bǖ
Swedish: bi
Danish: bi
Old English: bēo, pl. bēon f. `bee'; bīo-brēad `honey-comb'
English: bee
Old Saxon: bī-brōd `honigraat', bini
Middle Dutch: bie f.
Dutch: bij f.
Middle Low German: bē; bie f.; bīne; bēn(e)
Old High German: bīa f. (10.Jh.), bīna f. (10.Jh.); 3) bini n. (8.Jh.)
Middle High German: bīe wk. f., bīn, bin st./wk. f. 'biene'
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