Where does “bønhøre” come from?
bønhøre (Danish) comes from Danish bøn, from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
bønhøre (Danish): grant, hear
Definitions
- grant, hear
Ancestry of “bønhøre”, step by step
bønhøre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bøn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bøn | request, plea; prayer |
| 2 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 3 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 4 | Old French | bon | good |
| 5 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 6 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
via Danish høre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | høre | to hear; to learn; to belong to |
| 2 | Old Danish | høræ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | heyra | to hear, listen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hauzijaną | to hear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱh₂owsyéti | to be sharp-eared, to hear well |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws | ear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |