Where does “ben” come from?

ben (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic benā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

ben (Old Irish): woman; wife; third-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. woman; wife; third-person singular present...

Ancestry of “ben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbenāwoman
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “ben

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗnEvery word from Proto-Celtic benā