Where does “bøn” come from?
bøn (Danish) comes 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...
bøn (Danish): request, plea; prayer
Definitions
- request, plea; prayer
Ancestry of “bøn”, step by step
bøn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French bon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 2 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 3 | Old French | bon | good |
| 4 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 5 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
via Old Norse bœn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | bœn | request; supplication, prayer |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bōniz | supplication, prayer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |