Where does “bønn” come from?
bønn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse bón, from Proto-Germanic bōniz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
bønn (Norwegian Bokmål): prayer
Ancestry of “bønn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | bón | prayer, petition |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bōniz | supplication, prayer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
Words derived from “bønn”