Where does “horsebane” come from?

horsebane (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-.

horsebane (English): (Oenanthe aquatica)

Definitions

  1. (Oenanthe aquatica)

Ancestry of “horsebane”, step by step

horsebane 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 HORSE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHORSEA poker variant consisting of five different...
2Middle EnglishhorseAlternative form of hors; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishhorshorse
4Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
5Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →