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Where does “ボーンマス” come from?

ボーンマス (Japanese) comes from English Bournemouth, from English mouth, from Middle English mouþ, from Old English mūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Ancestry of “ボーンマス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBournemouth—
2EnglishmouthThe opening of a creature through which food is...
3Middle EnglishmouþAlternative form of mouth
4Old Englishmūþmouth, opening, door, gate
5Proto-West Germanic*munþ—
6Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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