Where does “bás” come from?

bás (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse báss, from Proto-Germanic bansaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bás (Icelandic): pen, fold enclosure for cattle

Definitions

  1. pen, fold enclosure for cattle

Ancestry of “bás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebáss—
2Proto-Germanicbansazcrib; cradle; stall; barn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bansaz →Every word from Old Norse báss →