Where does “ban” come from?
ban (Dutch) comes from English ban, from English Banburismus, from English Banbury, from Old English Bannanburg, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.
ban (Dutch): excommunication, denunciation, shunning; anathema...
Definitions
- excommunication, denunciation, shunning; anathema...
Ancestry of “ban”, step by step
ban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ban
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ban | To summon; to call out; To anathematize; to... |
| 2 | English | Banburismus | A cryptologic process using an early form of... |
| 3 | English | Banbury | A Banbury cake |
| 4 | Old English | Bannanburg | — |
| 5 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
via Middle Dutch ban
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ban | — |