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Where does “bann” come from?

bann (German) comes from Old High German ban — order under penalty.

bann (German): singular imperative of bannen; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of bannen; first-person...

Ancestry of “bann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbanorder under penalty
Every word from Old High German ban →