Where does “böna” come from?

böna (Swedish) comes from Swedish bön, from Old Swedish bøn, from Old Norse bǿn, from Proto-Germanic bōniz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

böna (Swedish): bean; chick; woman; to purify wooden buckets or...

Definitions

  1. bean; chick; woman; to purify wooden buckets or...

Ancestry of “böna”, step by step

böna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbönprayer
2Old Swedishbønprayer, boon
3Old Norsebǿnrequest
4Proto-Germanicbōnizsupplication, prayer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Middle Low German bōnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbōnen—
2Proto-West Germanicbōnōnto make shiny

Words derived from “böna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōniz →