Where does “bêen” come from?

bêen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bēn, from Proto-West Germanic bain, from Proto-Germanic bainą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

bêen (Middle Dutch): leg

Definitions

  1. leg

Ancestry of “bêen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbēnleg
2Proto-West Germanicbainleg; bone
3Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “bêen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bainą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bain →