köken: From geben (“give”), also inherited from Middle High German gābe, from Old High German *gāba, from Proto-West Germanic *gābā, from Proto-Germanic *gēbǭ (“gift, giving”), from *gebaną whence English give.
köken: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bẽeiçon, from beençon (which yielded benção), from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin benedictiōnem (“blessing; benediction”), from benedictus, from Latin benedīcō. The plural in -ãos was formed by analogy with other paroxytones in -ão. Doublet of bendição, a later semi-learned borrowing.
köken: Etymology tree Old Polish błogosławieństwo Polish błogosławieństwo Inherited from Old Polish błogosławieństwo. By surface analysis, błogosławienie + -stwo.
The Seine (a major river in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est, Île-de-France and Normandy regions, France)
köken: Of Celtic origin, the river name is from Gaulish Sequana, a water goddess later incorporated into Gallo-Roman culture. The name's origin is uncertain, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to pour, spill, trickle”). However, since Gaulish was largely a P-Celtic language, the q may not represent Indo-European -kʷ- but rather an original form like *Sek-ooana-. Therefore, the Gaulish name…
Gallōs ab Aquītānīs Garumna flūmen, ā Belgīs Mātrona et Sēquana dīvidit.