Where does “kakaobønne” come from?

kakaobønne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bønne, from Danish bønne, from Old Norse baun, from Proto-Germanic baunō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

kakaobønne (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cocoa bean

Definitions

  1. a cocoa bean

Ancestry of “kakaobønne”, step by step

kakaobønne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bønne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbønnea bean
2Danishbønnebean
3Old Norsebaunbean
4Proto-Germanicbaunōbean
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

via Norwegian Nynorsk kakao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkakaococoa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baunō →Every word from Old Norse baun →