Where does “Bann” come from?

Bann (English) comes from German bann, from Old High German ban — order under penalty.

Bann (English): which flows through Lough Neagh

Definitions

  1. which flows through Lough Neagh

Ancestry of “Bann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbannsingular imperative of bannen; first-person...
2Old High Germanbanorder under penalty
Every word from Old High German ban →Every word from German bann →