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Where does “behaben” come from?

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

behaben (German): to behave

Definitions

  1. to behave

Ancestry of “behaben”, step by step

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