Where does “bangstick” come from?

bangstick (English) comes from English bang, from Middle English bangen, from Old Norse banga, from Proto-Germanic bang-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

bangstick (English): A kind of underwater speargun used primarily...

Definitions

  1. A kind of underwater speargun used primarily...

Ancestry of “bangstick”, step by step

bangstick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbangA sudden percussive noise; A strike upon an...
2Middle Englishbangen—
3Old Norsebangato bang, pound, hammer
4Proto-Germanicbang-to bang; pound; beat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

via English stick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstickAn elongated piece of wood or similar material,...
2Middle Englishstikketwig, branch; kindling, twigs used as a...
3Old Englishsticcastick
4Proto-West Germanic*stikkōstick, pole
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