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Where does “benen” come from?

benen (Dutch) comes from Dutch been, from Dutch scheenbeen, from Dutch scheen, from Middle Dutch schene, from Old Dutch skina, from Proto-West Germanic skinu, from Proto-Germanic skinō, from Proto-Indo-European skey- — to cut, cut off, sever.

benen (Dutch): made of bone; to walk in large strides

Definitions

  1. made of bone; to walk in large strides

Ancestry of “benen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeenleg, limb of a person, horse and certain...
2DutchscheenbeenA tibia; A shin, the front of a vertebrate leg...
3Dutchscheenshin; strip of wood or metal
4Middle Dutchschene—
5Old Dutchskina—
6Proto-West Germanicskinubar, track; shin, spine
7Proto-Germanicskinōplate; rim; piece; shinbone
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “benen”

  • benenwagen
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