Where does “*ben” come from?

*ben (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic benā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

*ben (Proto-Brythonic): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “*ben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbenāwoman
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “*ben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Celtic benā →