Where does “banga” come from?
banga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse banga, from Proto-Germanic bang-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
banga (Icelandic): to bang, to pound, to hammer
Definitions
- to bang, to pound, to hammer
Ancestry of “banga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | banga | to bang, pound, hammer |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bang- | to bang; pound; beat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |