boon

boon · noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*bōniz“supplication”
2. Old Norse · derived frombón“prayer, petition”
3. Middle English · inherited fromboon“prayer”
4. English todayboon

From Middle English boon (“prayer”), from Old Norse bón (“prayer, petition”), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“supplication”), influenced by boon (“good, favorable”, adjective). Doublet of ben; see there for more.

boon · adjective²

1. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-der.?
2. Proto-Italic*dwenos
3. Old Latinduonus
4. Latinbonus
5. Old Frenchbon
6. Old Northern Frenchboon
7. Middle Englishboon
8. English todayboon

From Middle English boon, bone, borrowed from Old Northern French boon, from Old French bon (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duonus, dvenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dū- (“to respect”).

boon · noun³

1. Old English · inherited frombune“reed; drinking cup”
2. Middle English · inherited frombone“reed, stem, husk”
3. English todayboon

From Middle English bone (“reed, stem, husk”), akin to or alteration of Old English bune (“reed; drinking cup”).

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