Words that come from Proto-West Germanic bain

311 words across 36 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic bain — including bone, bones, backbone, Bonnie, Bain, bonfire, bonny, bonfires.

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English (132)

German (54)

Dutch (42)

Scots (11)

Old English (10)

Middle English (9)

Yiddish (5)

Ossetian (4)

Afrikaans (3)

Old High German (3)

Danish (3)

Swedish (3)

Middle High German (3)

Middle Dutch (2)

Volapük (2)

Luxembourgish (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Plautdietsch (2)

Saterland Frisian (2)

German Low German (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Yola (1)

Dutch Low Saxon (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Torres Strait Creole (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Low German (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Northern Middle English (1)

Bavarian (1)

Polish (1)

Russian (1)

Hunsrik (1)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Words from Proto-West Germanic bain — 311 descendants | Etymology Explorer