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...
bønhørlig (Danish): exorable, persuadable (able to be persuaded; possible to stop or prevent)
Definitions
- exorable, persuadable (able to be persuaded; possible to stop or prevent)
Ancestry of “bønhørlig”, step by step
bønhørlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bønhøre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |