Where does “tunnelbane” come from?
tunnelbane (Danish) comes from Danish bane, from Middle Low German bāne, from Old Saxon bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
tunnelbane (Danish): underground railway, subway, metro
Definitions
- underground railway, subway, metro
Ancestry of “tunnelbane”, step by step
tunnelbane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bane | bane, person/thing/event that kills someone or... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bāne | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | bana | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |