bien
Middle French
adverb
Definitions
- well (in a positive way; in a way that meets or exceeds expectations)
Etymology
Inherited from Old French bien.
Origin
Old French
bien
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bene Latin
- bene Italian
- bien French
- bienfaisant French
- bienheureux French
- bientôt French
- bienveillant French
- bienvenu French
- bienvenue French
- bien Spanish, Castilian
- bien Old French
- bientost Old French
- bein Norman
- bian Norman
- bienfaire Middle French
- faire Middle French
- tresbien Middle French
- trés Middle French
- byen Haitian, Haitian Creole
- byen Mauritian Creole
- bén Walloon
- byen Seychellois Creole