Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "bean" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesbean(Anglo-Saxon) bona(Old Dutch) bona(Old High German) Surname DescendantsBoon(Dutch) Bean(English) Bohn(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 55. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 39.
