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Old English bōian (cognate)
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Old English bēn (cognate)
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Old English bannan (cognate)
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Middle English fame (inherited)
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Old French fame (derived)
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Ancient Greek φήμη (cognate)
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Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (mention)
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English fable (mention)
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Finnish feimi (borrowed)