Where does “boenen” come from?

boenen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch boenen, from Old Dutch bōnon, from Proto-West Germanic bōnōn — to make shiny.

boenen (Dutch): to scrub, polish

Definitions

  1. to scrub, polish

Ancestry of “boenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchboenen
2Old Dutchbōnon
3Proto-West Germanicbōnōnto make shiny

Words derived from “boenen

Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōnōnEvery word from Old Dutch bōnonEvery word from Middle Dutch boenen