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Where does “buyne” come from?

buyne (Old French) comes from Frankish bungjo, from Proto-West Germanic bungu, from Proto-Germanic bungô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

buyne (Old French): lump, swelling

Definitions

  1. lump, swelling

Ancestry of “buyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbungjolittle clump; a swelling, lump, bump; lump, bump,...
2Proto-West Germanicbungulump, clump
3Proto-Germanicbungô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “buyne”

  • beignet
  • beigner
  • beignet
  • beigne
  • beignet
  • bignet
  • bigne
  • bignet
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