Where does “bang” come from?

Bang comes from Middle English bangen, from Old Norse banga, from Proto-Germanic bang-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen-.

bang (English): A sudden percussive noise; A strike upon an...

Definitions

  1. A sudden percussive noise; A strike upon an...

Ancestry of “bang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbangen—
2Old Norsebangato bang, pound, hammer
3Proto-Germanicbang-to bang; pound; beat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “bang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bang- →Every word from Old Norse banga →