Middle High German

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Etymology

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Uncertain. According to Pokorny, from Proto-Germanic *bunī, an alteration of *butmaz (bottom), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn. Köbler compares to Middle Low German bȫne.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈbynə/

Noun

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büne f

  1. stage
  2. scaffolding

Declension

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Descendants

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  • German: Bühne
    • Kashubian: bina
    • Romanian: bină
    • Serbo-Croatian: bina
  • Yiddish: בינע (bine)

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