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Where does “bøn” come from?

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

bøn (Old Swedish): prayer, boon

Definitions

  1. prayer, boon

Ancestry of “bøn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebǿn—
2Proto-Germanicbōnizsupplication, prayer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “bøn”

  • bordsbön
  • bön
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →