Proto-Germanic
*beuną
‘to be’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *beuną.
6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *beuną, most familiar first.
- be ← been ← bēon ← *beun
- been ← ġebēon ← bēon ← *beun
- aren ← earon ← bēon ← *beun
- bist
- beest ← bēst ← bēon ← *beun
- beeth ← bith ← bēon ← *beun
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *beuną