myEtymology.com: English etymology of boon

1. Etymology of the English word boon

the English word boon

derived from the Old Norse word bon

derived from the Old Norse word bón

derived from the English word bone

derived from the English word fish

derived from the English word fisc

derived from the French word fisc

derived from the Latin word fiscus (money-bag, purse; imperial exchequer)

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fiskaz

derived from the English word head

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khaubuthan

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kaput- (head)

derived from the English word yard

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *garda

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *gazdaz

derived from the English word ban

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *bannan

derived from the Old Norse word bon

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bha-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *bainam

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *boniz

Word found in Modern English

derived from the English word boon

derived from the Old French word bon

derived from the Medieval Latin word bonus (good; good, honest, brave; good, moral, honest)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deu-

Word found in Modern English