Where does “bæsa” come from?

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

bæsa (Icelandic): to put into a stall; to stain

Definitions

  1. to put into a stall; to stain

Ancestry of “bæsa”, step by step

bæsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse bæsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebæsa—
2Proto-Germanicbansijanąto put in a stall
3Proto-Germanicbansazcrib; cradle; stall; barn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Danish bejdse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbejdse—
2Germanbeizento cause to bite, bait
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bansaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic bansijaną →