Where does “bona” come from?
bona (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic baunu, from Proto-Germanic baunō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.
bona (Old Saxon): A bean
Ancestry of “bona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | baunu | bean |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | baunō | bean |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰabʰ- | bean |