Where does “Bowabeen” come from?

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

Bowabeen (Plautdietsch): thigh

Definitions

  1. thigh

Ancestry of “Bowabeen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschBeenleg
2Old Saxonbēnbone
3Proto-West Germanicbainleg; bone
4Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bainą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bain →