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Where does “bent” come from?

bent (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian benn, from Hungarian bél, from English Bel, from English Isabel, from Spanish Isabel, from Portuguese Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth.

bent (Hungarian): inside

Definitions

  1. inside

Ancestry of “bent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbenninside
2Hungarianbélintestine, bowel; kernel; flesh, pulp
3EnglishBel—
4EnglishIsabel—
5SpanishIsabel—
6PortugueseIsabel—
7Old OccitanElisabel—
8LatinElisabeth—
9Ancient GreekἘλισάβετ—
10Hebrewאלישבעmy God is an oath; the Lord is her oath
11Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
12Hebrewשמואל—
13Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
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