Where does “ban” come from?
Ban derives from English Banbury, which comes from Proto-Germanic bannaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, a root meaning to speak or say.
ban (English): To summon; to call out; To anathematize; to...
Definitions
- To summon; to call out; To anathematize; to...
Ancestry of “ban”, step by step
ban traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Banburismus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Banburismus | A cryptologic process using an early form of... |
| 2 | English | Banbury | A Banbury cake |
| 3 | Old English | Bannanburg | — |
| 4 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
via Middle English bannen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bannen | to summon; to bannish; to curse |
| 2 | Old English | bannan | to summon, especially by proclamation |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bannan | to proclaim; to summon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |