been

Dutch (Brabantic)

/beːn/

noun
Definitions
  • leg, limb of a person, horse (other animals' would have poten) and certain objects (again many have poten)
  • (mathematics) side, leg

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch bêen inherited from Old Dutch bēn inherited from *bain inherited from Proto-Germanic *bainą (bone).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bainą

Gloss

bone

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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