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

Bohnenstange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bohne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBohnebean
2Middle High Germanbonebean
3Old High GermanbōnaA bean
4Proto-West Germanicbaunubean
5Proto-Germanicbaunōbean
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

via German Stange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStangepole; bar; rod; post; a small straight glass for...
2Old High Germanstangastick, club
3Proto-Germanicstangōbar; rod; stake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʰ-to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...
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