Where does “Been” come from?

Been (Saterland Frisian) comes from Middle Low German bȫne, from Proto-Germanic bunī, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Been (Saterland Frisian): leg

Definitions

  1. leg

Ancestry of “Been”, step by step

Been traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German bȫne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbȫne—
2Proto-Germanicbunī—
3Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old Frisian bēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbēnbone
2Proto-West Germanicbainleg; bone
3Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →