Where does “bean” come from?

bean (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish ben, from Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic benā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

bean (Scottish Gaelic): woman, wife

Definitions

  1. woman, wife

Ancestry of “bean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbenwoman
2Old Irishbenwoman; wife; third-person singular present...
3Proto-Celticbenāwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “bean”

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