Where does “bugbane” come from?

bugbane (English) comes from English bane, from Middle English bane, from Old English Bana, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

bugbane (English): "Actaea" spp; Trautvetteria spp

Definitions

  1. "Actaea" spp; Trautvetteria spp

Ancestry of “bugbane”, step by step

bugbane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbaneA cause of misery or death; Poison, especially...
2Middle Englishbanemurderer, slayer; bane, destroyer; Alternative...
3Old EnglishBanamurderer
4Proto-Germanicbanōa battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared...
5Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via English Bug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBugA Volkswagen Beetle car; A Bugatti car
2Englishbuggebeetle
3Middle Englishbuggebogy, hobgoblin, bugbear; scarecrow
4Proto-Germanicbugja-swollen up, thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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