Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*bʰeyd-
7 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-, most common first.
- bitA small amount of something.
- boatA small, usually open craft used for travelling over water, propelled by oars, motor or wind. Usually contrasted with "ship".
- finishAn end; the end of anything.
- aphidA sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
- abetTo incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- finialEspecially in Gothic architecture: an ornament, often in the form of a bunch or knot of foliage, on the peak of the gable of a roof, a pediment, a pinnacle, etc.
- fibrodysplasia ossificans progressivaA very rare, disabling genetic disorder of the connective tissue in which fibrous tissue (including ligaments, muscles, and tendons) ossifies (“transforms into bone”) when damaged.