Where does “banemann” come from?

banemann (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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-.

banemann (Norwegian Nynorsk): a murderer in relation to his victim

Definitions

  1. a murderer in relation to his victim

Ancestry of “banemann”, step by step

banemann traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbanea trajectory; a railway line; a sports field
2Middle Low Germanbāne—
3Old Saxonbana—
4Proto-West Germanic*banu—
5Proto-Germanicbanōa battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared...
6Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmannman; human being, person; person with certain...
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Old Norse banamaðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebanamaðrkiller, slayer
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-GermanicmannzMannus, the mythical ancestor of the Germanic peoples, mentioned by Tacitus in his Germania
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on- →