Where does “bāen” come from?

bāen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic bēaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

Ancestry of “bāen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicbēanąTo warm; To foment; To bathe
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

Words derived from “bāen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bēaną →