Where does “Kakaobohne” come from?
Kakaobohne (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.
Kakaobohne (German): cocoa bean
Ancestry of “Kakaobohne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Bohne | bean |
| 2 | Middle High German | bone | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bōna | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | baunu | bean |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baunō | bean |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰabʰ- | bean |