Where does “bønhørlig” come from?
bønhørlig (Danish) comes from Danish bønhøre, 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 — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Ancestry of “bønhørlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | bønhøre | grant, hear |
| 2 | Danish | bøn | request, plea; prayer |
| 3 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 4 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 5 | Old French | bon | good |
| 6 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 7 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |