Where does “bēn” come from?

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

bēn (Old Saxon): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “bēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbainleg; bone
2Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “bēn”

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