beon

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to be; exist
  • to become

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *beuną (be, become, exist, come to be) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (hit, grow, swell, become, strike, appear, wax, be, beat, bulge, inflate, blow) derived from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (be, remain, graze, consume, feast) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (reside, dwell, pass the night, live, spend the night, stay, abide, pass stay the night).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂wes-

Gloss

reside, dwell, pass the night, live, spend the night, stay, abide, pass stay the night

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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