Where does “baan” come from?
baan (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bāne, from Old Dutch 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
baan (Dutch): a road, way, path; a track, lane; a job,...
Definitions
- a road, way, path; a track, lane; a job,...
Ancestry of “baan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | bāne | open field, battlefield |
| 2 | Old Dutch | bana | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |