beknien etymology

Middle English word beknien comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-s-ri-, and later Proto-Germanic *baukną (Sign, symbol.)

Detailed word origin of beknien

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*bʰeh₂-s-ri- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bʰə-w- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*baukną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Sign, symbol.
*bauknōną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
bīecnan Old English (ang)
beknen Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as beknien

Descendants of *bʰeh₂-s-ri-
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