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Where does “banner” come from?

banner (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French bannière, from Old French baniere, from Proto-Germanic bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

banner (Norwegian Nynorsk): a banner

Definitions

  1. a banner

Ancestry of “banner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbannièrebanner
2Old Frenchbanierebanner
3Proto-Germanicbandizband
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →