Where does “bōnen” come from?

bōnen (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

Ancestry of “bōnen”, step by step

bōnen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Proto-West Germanic bōnōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbōnōnto make shiny

Words derived from “bōnen”

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