Where does “kaffebønne” come from?

kaffebønne (Danish) comes from Danish kaffe, from German Kaffee, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kaffebønne (Danish): coffee bean

Definitions

  1. coffee bean

Ancestry of “kaffebønne”, step by step

kaffebønne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kaffe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkaffecoffee
2GermanKaffeecoffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake
3Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
4Italiancaffècoffee; a café
5Turkishkahvecoffee
6Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
7Persianقهوهcoffee
8Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

via Danish bønne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbønnebean
2Old Norsebaunbean
3Proto-Germanicbaunōbean
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →