Where does “ben” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ben”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ben”

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