Where does “bēcnan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bēcnan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bēcnan”

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