Where does “besoin” come from?
besoin (French) comes from Italian bisogno, from Vulgar Latin bisonium, from Frankish bisunnju, from Proto-Germanic *sunnju, from Proto-Germanic sunjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
besoin (French): need; want
Definitions
- need; want
Ancestry of “besoin”, step by step
besoin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bisogno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bisogno | need |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | bisonium | need |
| 3 | Frankish | bisunnju | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sunnju | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sunjō | truth, sooth; denial, protest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-ónt-ih₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
via Old French besoing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | besoing | need; requirement |