Where does “bisognu” come from?

bisognu (Sicilian) comes from Vulgar Latin bisonium, from Frankish bisunnju, from Proto-Germanic *sunnju, from Proto-Germanic sunjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

bisognu (Sicilian): need, necessity

Definitions

  1. need, necessity

Ancestry of “bisognu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbisoniumneed
2Frankishbisunnju—
3Proto-Germanic*sunnju—
4Proto-Germanicsunjōtruth, sooth; denial, protest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “bisognu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂ →
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