bein
English
adj
Definitions
- (Now) Wealthy; well-to-do.
- (Now) Well provided; comfortable; cosy.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English been (be) derived from Old Norse beinn (straight, right, convenient, advantageous, fair, friendly, favourable, keen) derived from Proto-Germanic *bainaz (straight) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (strike, fear, hit, beat, be afraid, be frightened, frighten, hew).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰeyh₂-
Gloss
strike, fear, hit, beat, be afraid, be frightened, frighten, hew
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
恐, 虞, 怖, 畏, 慄
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- albeit English
- be English
- φιτρός Ancient Greek
- *bʰe-bʰóyh₂-e, *bʰebʰóyh₂e Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰeyh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰúHt Proto-Indo-European
- *bainaz Proto-Germanic
- *bainą Proto-Germanic
- *bibāną Proto-Germanic
- ban Old English
- bēon Old English
- ġebēon Old English
- भय Sanskrit
- भय Sanskrit
- भी Sanskrit
- bain Middle English
- been Middle English
- beende Middle English
- beinge Middle English
- bist Middle English
- beina Old Norse
- beinn Old Norse
- úbeinn Old Norse
- *biti Proto-Slavic
- *bojàti Proto-Slavic
- bain Old French
- beinn Icelandic
- óbeinn Icelandic
- benaid Old Irish
- forben Old Irish
- frisben Old Irish
- indárban Old Irish
- *binati Proto-Celtic
- *bēsman Proto-Celtic
- *bʰayH- Proto-Indo-Iranian