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Where does “ben” come from?

ben (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ben, from Proto-Germanic banjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

ben (Faroese): wound

Definitions

  1. wound

Ancestry of “ben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebenmortal wound; small bleeding wound; wound
2Proto-Germanicbanjōwound
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-yeh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “ben”

  • benjardøgg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →