Where does “bønarmaður” come from?

bønarmaður (Faroese) comes from Faroese bøn, from Danish bønne, from Old Norse baun, from Proto-Germanic baunō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

bønarmaður (Faroese): day laborer

Definitions

  1. day laborer

Ancestry of “bønarmaður”, step by step

bønarmaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese bøn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebønrequest, plea; prayer to God; bean
2Danishbønnebean
3Old Norsebaunbean
4Proto-Germanicbaunōbean
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

via Faroese maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemaðurman, male; husband; human being, people
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baunō →Every word from Old Norse baun →