Where does “beniwunda” come from?

beniwunda (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon beni, from Proto-Germanic banjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

beniwunda (Old Saxon): a wound; mortal injury

Definitions

  1. a wound; mortal injury

Ancestry of “beniwunda”, step by step

beniwunda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon beni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbeniwound; mortal injury
2Proto-Germanicbanjōwound
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-yeh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Old Saxon wunda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwundaa wound, an injury
2Proto-West Germanic*wund—
3Proto-Germanicwundōwound
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂ →