boon

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh2-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Old Latin duenos Old Latin duonus Latin bonus Old French bon Old Northern French boonbor. Middle English boon English boon 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”).

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.

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

92 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: добър (dobǎr) — kind; bountiful; benign
• Bulgarian: благотворен (blagotvoren) — kind; bountiful; benign
• Dutch: lief — kind; bountiful; benign
• Dutch: goedaardig — kind; bountiful; benign
• Macedonian: до́бар (dóbar) — kind; bountiful; benign
• Russian: до́брый (dóbryj) — kind; bountiful; benign
• Russian: доброжелательный (dobroželatelʹnyj) — kind; bountiful; benign
• Bulgarian: весел (vesel) — gay; merry; jovial; convivial
• Bulgarian: приятен (prijaten) — gay; merry; jovial; convivial
• Dutch: vrolijk — gay; merry; jovial; convivial
• Dutch: minzaam — gay; merry; jovial; convivial
• Macedonian: ве́сел (vésel) — gay; merry; jovial; convivial
• Russian: весёлый (vesjólyj) — gay; merry; jovial; convivial
• Bengali: আশীর্বাদ (aśirbad) — A blessing or benefit
• Bengali: বরকত (borkot) — A blessing or benefit
• Bulgarian: благода́т (blagodát) — A blessing or benefit
• Czech: požehnání — A blessing or benefit
• Czech: dobrodiní — A blessing or benefit
• Czech: laskavost — A blessing or benefit
• Dutch: zegen — A blessing or benefit
• Dutch: voordeel — A blessing or benefit
• Esperanto: bono — A blessing or benefit
• Finnish: siunaus — A blessing or benefit
• French: aubaine — A blessing or benefit
• German: Segen — A blessing or benefit
• German: Wohltat — A blessing or benefit
• German: Gnade — A blessing or benefit
• German: Gunst — A blessing or benefit
• German: Vorteil — A blessing or benefit
• Gothic: 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌸 (þiuþ) — A blessing or benefit
• Macedonian: бла́годат (blágodat) — A blessing or benefit
• Norwegian: gode — A blessing or benefit
• Persian: نعمت (ne'mat) — A blessing or benefit
• Persian: موهبت (movhebat) — A blessing or benefit
• Polish: dobrodziejstwo — A blessing or benefit
• Portuguese: bênção — A blessing or benefit
• Russian: бла́го (blágo) — A blessing or benefit
• Russian: благода́ть (blagodátʹ) — A blessing or benefit
• Russian: добро́ (dobró) — A blessing or benefit
• Sanskrit: वर (vara) — A blessing or benefit
• Spanish: bendición — A blessing or benefit
• Spanish: ventaja — A blessing or benefit
• Spanish: beneficio — A blessing or benefit
• Spanish: maná — A blessing or benefit
• Spanish: gran ayuda — A blessing or benefit
• Spanish: ayudar muchísimo — A blessing or benefit
• Spanish: servir de mucha ayuda — A blessing or benefit
• Swedish: välsignelse — A blessing or benefit
• Swedish: förmån — A blessing or benefit
• Turkish: bereket — A blessing or benefit
• Turkish: şükran — A blessing or benefit
• Bengali: বর (bor) — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Bulgarian: дар (dar) — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Bulgarian: благодея́ние (blagodejánie) — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Czech: dar — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Czech: požehnání — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Czech: dobrodiní — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Dutch: gift — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Dutch: geschenk — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Esperanto: favoro — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Esperanto: donaco — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Finnish: lahja — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• French: bénédiction — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• German: Gabe — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• German: Gunst — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• German: Gefälligkeit — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• German: Wohltat — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• German: Geschenk — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Macedonian: дар (dar) — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Russian: дар (dar) — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Russian: благодея́ние (blagodejánije) — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Sanskrit: राधस् (rādhas) — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Sanskrit: वर (vara) — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Tamil: வரம் (varam) — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Turkish: lütuf — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Ottoman Turkish: هدیه (hediye) — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Ottoman Turkish: بخشش (bahşiş) — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Ottoman Turkish: هبه (hibe) — a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
• Bulgarian: молба́ (molbá) — a prayer or petition
• Czech: modlitba — a prayer or petition
• Dutch: gebed — a prayer or petition
• Dutch: verzoek — a prayer or petition
• Finnish: rukous — a prayer or petition
• German: Gebet — a prayer or petition
• German: Gesuch — a prayer or petition
• German: Bittschrift — a prayer or petition
• German: Bitte — a prayer or petition
• German: Eingabe — a prayer or petition
• German: Bittgesuch — a prayer or petition
• Macedonian: мо́лба (mólba) — a prayer or petition
• Russian: мольба́ (molʹbá) — a prayer or petition
• Spanish: oración — a prayer or petition