Where does “cacaoboon” come from?
cacaoboon (Dutch) comes from Dutch boon, from Middle Dutch bône, from Old Dutch bōna, from Proto-West Germanic baunu, from Proto-Germanic baunō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.
cacaoboon (Dutch): cocoa bean
Ancestry of “cacaoboon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | boon | bean |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bône | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bōna | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | baunu | bean |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baunō | bean |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰabʰ- | bean |