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Where does “ban” come from?

ban (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

Ancestry of “ban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbannanąto proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “ban”

  • abandon
  • abandonment
  • banal
  • banality
  • banlieue
  • banally
  • abandonee
  • abandoner
  • banalize
  • bandon
  • banalise
  • abandonware
  • abandonable
  • abandonly
  • unabandon
  • abandonness
  • unabandoning
  • banalness
  • banalisation
  • bannus
  • bannalis
  • banalidad
  • banal
  • abandonado
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