Where does “Bannfluch” come from?

Bannfluch (German) comes from German Fluch, from Old High German fluoh, from Old High German fluohhon, from Proto-West Germanic *flōkan, from Proto-Germanic flōkaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Bannfluch (German): anathema

Definitions

  1. anathema

Ancestry of “Bannfluch”, step by step

Bannfluch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fluch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFluchcurse, malediction; bane
2Old High Germanfluohcurse, malediction
3Old High Germanfluohhonto speak evil of
4Proto-West Germanic*flōkanto curse
5Proto-Germanicflōkanąto beat, strike; to lament
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂g-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via German bann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbannsingular imperative of bannen; first-person...
2Old High Germanbanorder under penalty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōkaną →