Where does “bēacnian” come from?

bēacnian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic bauknōn, from Proto-West Germanic baukn, from Proto-Germanic baukną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- — to be, become.

bēacnian (Old English): to signify; beckon

Definitions

  1. to signify; beckon

Ancestry of “bēacnian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbauknōnto signal
2Proto-West Germanicbauknsign, symbol
3Proto-Germanicbauknąsign, symbol
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂u-to be, become

Words derived from “bēacnian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baukną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baukn →