bʰew-
“to be, to grow, to become”Widely acceptedlifeexistence
be, been, build, bower, booth, husband
Root of Old English bēon "to be", būan "to dwell", yielding English be, been, build, bower, booth, husband, neighbor.
Related Roots
bʰew-mn̥-“growth, becoming, existence”bʰew-tó-“that which has grown, become”ǵenh₁-“to beget, to produce, to be born”ǵenh₁-eyo-“to keep generating, producing”ǵenh₁-mn̥-₂“seed, germ, offspring”ǵenh₁-sko-“to come into being, begin to be born”ǵenh₁-tḱo-“relating to birth, of a kind”ǵenH-tl-“means of producing, birth instrument”