Proto-Basque: *ben
Meaning: 1 formal, serious, sensible 2 meek, docile, obedient 3 power, potency 4 critical moment, urgency, compulsion 5 necessity
Bizkaian: ben 1, men 1, 2
Gipuzkoan: ben 1, men 2
High Navarrese: men 2, 3
Low Navarrese: men 3, 5
Lapurdian: men 3, 4
Zuberoan: men 3
Roncalese: men 3
Comments: The semantic variations are extensive, but cf. PNC *wēnʎ_wē 'luck, good', where, e.g., 'luck' may be related to Basque 'critical moment, power', and 'good' to Basque 'meek, docile, sensible'.
