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
- Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic...
Ancestry of “bean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bene | gracious, generous, pleasant; neighbourly help,... |
| 2 | Old English | bēn | prayer, request; prayer, request, petition,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | banjō | wound |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-yeh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
Words derived from “bean”