Where does “bangen” come from?
bangen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse banga, from Proto-Germanic bang-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
Ancestry of “bangen”, step by step
bangen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse banga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
via Old English bangian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | bangian | — |