Dutch word been comes from Proto-Indo-European *bhei-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-, and later Proto-Germanic *bainaz (Ready, willing. Straight, right.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *bhei- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *bʰeyh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to fear |
| *bainaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Ready, willing. Straight, right. |
| *bainą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Leg, bone. |
| bēn | Old Dutch (odt) | |
| bêen | Middle Dutch (dum) | |
| been | Dutch (nld) | (mathematics) side, leg. Leg, limb of a person, horse (other animals have poten) and certain objects (again many have poten) (uncountable) bone, the chalky material bones are made of. Bone, constituent part of a skeleton. |