besoin
French
noun
Definitions
- need
- want state of being in need
Etymology
Inherited from Old French besoing (need), besonge derived from Frankish *bisunnija, *bisunnju.
Origin
Frankish
*bisunnija, *bisunnju
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *bisonium Latin
- bisogno Italian
- bisognoso Italian
- besogne French
- bisoño Spanish, Castilian
- besoing Old French
- besonge Old French
- bezoni Esperanto
- bezono Esperanto
- laŭbezone Esperanto
- bezonar Ido
- bésouain Norman
- bésouogn Norman
- besoing Middle French
- besoingnable Middle French
- bisugne Friulian
- *bisunnia Frankish
- *bisunnija, *bisunnju Frankish
- bisognu Sicilian
- bezwen Haitian, Haitian Creole
- bezwin Mauritian Creole
- bizin Mauritian Creole
- bazuogno Istriot
- besoin Louisiana Creole French
- bésoin Louisiana Creole French
- besoniar Interlingua
- besonio Interlingua