Where does “bøna” come from?
bøna (Faroese) comes from Old Norse baun, from Proto-Germanic baunō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.
bøna (Faroese): bean
Ancestry of “bøna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | baun | bean |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | baunō | bean |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰabʰ- | bean |