Where does “bāne” come from?
bāne (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
bāne (Middle Dutch): open field, battlefield
Definitions
- open field, battlefield