Where does “bœn” come from?

bœn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bōniz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

bœn (Old Norse): request; supplication, prayer

Definitions

  1. request; supplication, prayer

Ancestry of “bœn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbōnizsupplication, prayer
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “bœn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōniz →