Where does “Bana” come from?

Bana (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Bana (Old English): murderer

Definitions

  1. murderer

Ancestry of “Bana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbanōa battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared...
2Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “Bana”

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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