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Where does “Bohnenstange” come from?

Bohnenstange (German) comes from German Bohne, from Middle High German bone, from Old High German bōna, from Proto-West Germanic baunu, from Proto-Germanic baunō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

Bohnenstange (German): beanpole; a thin pole for supporting bean vines;...

Definitions

  1. beanpole; a thin pole for supporting bean vines;...

Ancestry of “Bohnenstange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBohnebean
2Middle High Germanbone—
3Old High Germanbōna—
4Proto-West Germanicbaunubean
5Proto-Germanicbaunōbean
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
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