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Where does “baukn” come from?

baukn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic baukną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- — to be, become.

baukn (Proto-West Germanic): sign, symbol

Definitions

  1. sign, symbol

Ancestry of “baukn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbauknąsign, symbol
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂u-to be, become

Words derived from “baukn”

  • beacon
  • beckoning
  • beckon
  • beckoningly
  • beckoner
  • beckoneth
  • beckonest
  • beaconless
  • beaconlike
  • beaconage
  • Beaconite
  • aerobeacon
  • bekken
  • bekenen
  • beknen
  • becnen
  • beknien
  • beken
  • bēcnan
  • bēcnian
  • bēacnian
  • bīecnan
  • bēacn
  • bauknijan
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