Where does “Bunnestang” come from?

Bunnestang (East Central German) comes from East Central German Bunn, from Middle High German bone, from Old High German bōna, from Proto-West Germanic baunu, from Proto-Germanic baunō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

Bunnestang (East Central German): beanpole; a thin pole for supporting bean vines

Definitions

  1. beanpole; a thin pole for supporting bean vines

Ancestry of “Bunnestang”, step by step

Bunnestang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Central German Bunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanBunnbean
2Middle High Germanbonebean
3Old High GermanbōnaA bean
4Proto-West Germanicbaunubean
5Proto-Germanicbaunōbean
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

via East Central German Stang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanStang—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baunō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baunu →