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Where does “bannen” come from?

bannen (German) comes from Middle High German bannen, from Old High German bannan, from Proto-West Germanic bannan, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

bannen (German): to ostracize; to banish; to outlaw; to...

Definitions

  1. to ostracize; to banish; to outlaw; to...

Ancestry of “bannen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbannen—
2Old High Germanbannan—
3Proto-West Germanicbannanto proclaim; to summon
4Proto-Germanicbannanąto proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “bannen”

  • verbannen
  • banne
  • bann
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