Where does “Sojabohne” come from?

Sojabohne (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.

Sojabohne (German): soy bean

Definitions

  1. soy bean

Ancestry of “Sojabohne”, step by step

Sojabohne 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 Soja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSojasoy
2Japanesesoya—
3Japanese醤油soy sauce
4Middle Chinese醬油—
5Middle Chinese醬bean paste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baunō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baunu →