Where does “bone” come from?

bone (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans boon, from Dutch boon, from Middle Dutch bône, from Old Dutch bōna, from Proto-West Germanic baunu, from Proto-Germanic baunō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

bone (Afrikaans): plural of boon

Definitions

  1. plural of boon

Ancestry of “bone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansboonbean
2Dutchboonbean
3Middle Dutchbônebean
4Old Dutchbōnabean
5Proto-West Germanicbaunubean
6Proto-Germanicbaunōbean
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baunō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baunu →