Where does “ban” come from?

ban (Middle High German) comes from Old High German 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-.

Ancestry of “ban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbana—
2Proto-West Germanic*banu—
3Proto-Germanicbanōa battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared...
4Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “ban”

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