Where does “bæn” come from?

bæn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bœn, from Proto-Germanic bōniz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

bæn (Icelandic): prayer

Definitions

  1. prayer

Ancestry of “bæn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebœnrequest; supplication, prayer
2Proto-Germanicbōnizsupplication, prayer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōniz →