Where does “böngrodd” come from?
böngrodd (Swedish) comes from Swedish böna, from Swedish -a, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
böngrodd (Swedish): a bean sprout
Definitions
- a bean sprout
Ancestry of “böngrodd”, step by step
böngrodd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish böna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | böna | bean; chick; woman; to purify wooden buckets or... |
| 2 | Swedish | -a | Suffix to mark that the corresponding noun is... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -a | Creates denominative verbs from nouns |
| 4 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |