Where does “banabeður” come from?
banabeður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bani, from Old Norse bani, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
banabeður (Icelandic): deathbed
Ancestry of “banabeður”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | bani | death; killer, bane, slayer |
| 2 | Old Norse | bani | death; that which causes death |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |