Where does “bane” come from?

bane (Middle English) comes from Old English Bana, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

bane (Middle English): murderer, slayer; bane, destroyer; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. murderer, slayer; bane, destroyer; Alternative...

Ancestry of “bane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishBanamurderer
2Proto-Germanicbanōa battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared...
3Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “bane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on- →