Where does “soyabønne” come from?

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

soyabønne (Norwegian Nynorsk): a soya plant, "Glycine max"; a soya bean, from...

Definitions

  1. a soya plant, "Glycine max"; a soya bean, from...

Ancestry of “soyabønne”, step by step

soyabønne 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 soya

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