Where does “beinn” come from?

beinn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bainą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

beinn (Old Norse): straight, right; hospitable; -legged

Definitions

  1. straight, right; hospitable; -legged

Ancestry of “beinn”, step by step

beinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bainą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Proto-Germanic bainaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbainazstraight, right; ready, willing

Words derived from “beinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bainą →