Where does “Bahn” come from?
Bahn (German) comes from Middle High German ban, from Old High German bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
Bahn (German): route, trail; rail transport; tram, train;...
Definitions
- route, trail; rail transport; tram, train;...
Ancestry of “Bahn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ban | — |
| 2 | Old High German | bana | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
Words derived from “Bahn”