Where does “banasæng” come from?

banasæng (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-.

banasæng (Icelandic): deathbed

Definitions

  1. deathbed

Ancestry of “banasæng”, step by step

banasæng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbanideath; killer, bane, slayer
2Old Norsebanideath; that which causes death
3Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Icelandic sæng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsængbed; duvet, continental quilt
2Old Norsesænga late variant of sæing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on- →