Be etymology

English

English word be comes from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (Supplication, prayer.), Proto-Germanic *baunō (Bean.), Proto-Indo-European *bū-, Proto-Germanic *iraną, Proto-Indo-European *h₁é-h₁es-, Proto-Indo-European *wes-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰowHéyeti

Detailed word origin of be

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*bōniz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Supplication, prayer.
*baunō Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Bean.
*bū- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*iraną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*h₁é-h₁es- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*wes- Proto-Indo-European (ine) fat, moisture, to dress, stab, to stick, prick, pierce, sting, moist, wet
*bʰowHéyeti Proto-Indo-European (ine)
ben Old English (ang) Prayer, praying. Request, entreaty.
bēn Old English (ang)
bēan Old English (ang)
bean Old English (ang) Bean (specifically the broad bean).
*ar-t Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*wesaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To be. To exist. To remain.
*wesaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To consume, feast.
*beuną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To be. To become.
beon Old English (ang) To be; exist. To become.
eart Old English (ang)
binne Middle English (enm)
be English (en) (AAVE, Caribbean, auxiliary, not conjugated) To tend to do, often do; marks the habitual aspect.. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go". (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated [...]

Words with the same origin as be

Descendants of *bōniz

bean

Descendants of *bū-

boil boiler bullshit

Descendants of *iraną

art