Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly. · That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction. · A prayer; petition. · An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
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.
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