Where does “bisogno” come from?

bisogno (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin bisonium, from Frankish bisunnju, from Proto-Germanic *sunnju, from Proto-Germanic sunjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

bisogno (Italian): need

Definitions

  1. need

Ancestry of “bisogno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbisoniumneed
2Frankishbisunnju—
3Proto-Germanic*sunnju—
4Proto-Germanicsunjōtruth, sooth; denial, protest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “bisogno”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂ →