Where does “Bohn” come from?

Bohn (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian Bunn, 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.

Bohn (Hunsrik): bean

Definitions

  1. bean

Ancestry of “Bohn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianBunnbean
2Middle High Germanbonebean
3Old High GermanbōnaA bean
4Proto-West Germanicbaunubean
5Proto-Germanicbaunōbean
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baunō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baunu →