Where does “bann” come from?

bann (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish bannen, from Middle High German binden, from Old High German bintan, from Proto-West Germanic bindan, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bann (Luxembourgish): second-person singular imperative of bannen

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of bannen

Ancestry of “bann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishbannento bind, to tie; to bind; inside
2Middle High Germanbindento bind
3Old High Germanbintanto bind
4Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
5Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bindan →