Where does “ben” come from?

ben (Manx) comes from Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic benā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

ben (Manx): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “ben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbenwoman; wife; third-person singular present...
2Proto-Celticbenāwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “ben

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗnEvery word from Proto-Celtic benā
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