Where does “banishee” come from?
banishee (English) comes from English banish, from Middle English banishen, from Old French baniss-, from Old French banir, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
banishee (English): One who is banished; an exile
Definitions
- One who is banished; an exile
Ancestry of “banishee”, step by step
banishee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English banish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | banish | To send someone away and forbid that person from... |
| 2 | Middle English | banishen | To condemn, to outlaw by authority |
| 3 | Old French | baniss- | — |
| 4 | Old French | banir | to proclaim, ban, banish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |