Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeyh₂-

‘to hit, strike, beat’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-.

12 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-, most familiar first.

• business ← busines ← bisiġnes ← bisiġ ← *bisīg
• busy ← bisy ← bisiġ ← *bisīg ← *bisōn
• bone ← bon ← bān ← *bain ← *bainą
• biz ← business ← bisynes ← bisiġnes ← bisiġ
• bain ← beinn ← *bainaz ← *bainą ← *bʰoy-no-s
• boyar ← боя́рин ← боꙗринъ ← болꙗринъ ← *bojь
• biver ← biveren ← beofian ← *bibēn ← *bibāną
• byen ← bon ← bān ← *bain ← *bainą
• boiarin ← боя́рин ← боꙗринъ ← болꙗринъ ← *bojь
• boiare ← боя́рин ← боꙗринъ ← болꙗринъ ← *bojь
• defedation ← defoedatio ← defoedare ← foedus ← *foiðos
• sbiten ← сби́тень ← сбить ← бить ← *biti

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-