Where does “behaben” come from?

behaben (German) comes from Breton bihan, from Proto-Brythonic bɨx, from Proto-Celtic *biggos — small, little.

behaben (German): to behave

Definitions

  1. to behave

Ancestry of “behaben”, step by step

behaben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton bihan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonbihansmall, little
2Proto-Brythonicbɨxsmall
3Proto-Celtic*biggossmall, little

via Proto-Germanic *bihabbjan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*bihabbjan—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *biggos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic bɨx →Every word from Breton bihan →