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
| 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 [...] |