Where does “bean” come from?

Bean comes from Middle English been, from Arabic بَان, from Proto-Germanic baunō, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots including bʰew- and bʰuH-.

bean (English): Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic...

Definitions

  1. Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic...

Ancestry of “bean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbenegracious, generous, pleasant; neighbourly help,...
2Old Englishbēnprayer, request; prayer, request, petition,...
3Proto-Germanicbanjōwound
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-yeh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “bean”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂ →