Where does “Kreisbahn” come from?

Kreisbahn (German) comes from German Bahn, 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-.

Kreisbahn (German): orbit

Definitions

  1. orbit

Ancestry of “Kreisbahn”, step by step

Kreisbahn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bahn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBahnroute, trail; rail transport; tram, train;...
2Middle High Germanban
3Old High Germanbana
4Proto-West Germanic*banu
5Proto-Germanicbanōa battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared...
6Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-

via German Kreis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreiscircle; range, scope; a type of territorial...
2Middle High Germankreiz
3Old High Germankreiz
4Proto-GermanickraitazA scoring; circle; ring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-