Where does “banwave” come from?
banwave (English) comes from English ban, from English Banburismus, from English Banbury, from Old English Bannanburg, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.
banwave (English): The sudden banning of a large number of users from a system
Definitions
- The sudden banning of a large number of users from a system
Ancestry of “banwave”, step by step
banwave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ban
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ban | To summon; to call out; To anathematize; to... |
| 2 | English | Banburismus | A cryptologic process using an early form of... |
| 3 | English | Banbury | A Banbury cake |
| 4 | Old English | Bannanburg | — |
| 5 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
via English wave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wave | To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat... |
| 2 | Middle English | wawe | A wave; Any sort of flowing or spurting motion;... |
| 3 | Old English | wǣġ | a weight; a tool for weighing, balance, scale |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |