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 bōnōn →Every word from Old Dutch bōnon →Every word from Middle Dutch boenen →