Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “bain”

82 words across 23 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic bain — including vierbein, been, Been, scheenbeen, been, bêen, bēn, been.

See the etymology of bain itself →

German (29)

Dutch (23)

Afrikaans (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old High German (2)

Danish (2)

Yiddish (2)

Luxembourgish (2)

Norwegian Bokmål (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Middle High German (2)

English (1)

German Low German (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Dutch Low Saxon (1)

Swedish (1)

Old English (1)

Plautdietsch (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Low German (1)

Middle Low German (1)