Where does “boon” come from?

boon (Middle English) comes from Old Norse bón, from Proto-Germanic bōniz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

boon (Middle English): prayer, supplication, request; boon, bonus;...

Definitions

  1. prayer, supplication, request; boon, bonus;...

Ancestry of “boon”, step by step

boon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse bón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebónprayer, petition
2Proto-Germanicbōnizsupplication, prayer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Old Northern French boon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Northern Frenchboon—

Words derived from “boon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōniz →