Where does “badmintonbane” come from?
badmintonbane (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bane, from Middle Low German bāne, from Old Saxon 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-.
badmintonbane (Norwegian Bokmål): a badminton court
Definitions
- a badminton court
Ancestry of “badmintonbane”, step by step
badmintonbane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bane | a trajectory; a railway line; a sports field |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bāne | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | bana | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål badminton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | badminton | badminton |
| 2 | English | Badminton | OS grid ref ST8082 |
| 3 | Old English | Badimyncgtun | estate of Baduhelm |