Where does “banysshen” come from?
banysshen (Middle English) comes from Old English bannan, from Proto-West Germanic bannan, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
Ancestry of “banysshen”, step by step
banysshen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English bannan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | bannan | to summon, especially by proclamation |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bannan | to proclaim; to summon |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |