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Where does “bæsa” come from?

bæsa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bansijaną, from Proto-Germanic bansaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

Ancestry of “bæsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbansijanąto put in a stall
2Proto-Germanicbansazcrib; cradle; stall; barn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bæsa”

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